Senior Lawyer

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Job Description

Permanent Contract | £48,610 to £52,594 per annum (Scale L) + 8% market supplement increase (extended, subject to review)

37 hours per week | County Hall

About nplaw

nplaw is an award-winning public sector shared legal service hosted by Norfolk County Council, with a wealth of experience gained through many years of advising clients in local government, the public sector, charities and schools. The team provides a wide range of legal services, delivered by specialist lawyers who understand the local government context and priorities. Working for the benefit of the public and having a team ethos is at the heart of our culture.

Located in Norwich, in the county of Norfolk, which is surrounded by a unique blend of beaches, broads, countryside and culture.

About the role

A senior housing lawyer is sought to join the Dispute Resolution section of nplaw's Dispute Resolution & Governance Team. The role is to specifically provide advice and representation to local authorities in all areas of housing law.

Key responsibilities

As a senior housing lawyer, you will provide clear and comprehensive professional legal advice to all clients, negotiate with other professionals and provide advocacy in the lower courts. You will advise on all aspects of housing law, deal with pre-litigation and litigation processes, have conduct of complex matters and manage a portfolio of your own varied matters, covering areas such as:

• Possession
• Anit-social behaviour injunctions
• Disrepair
• Homelessness

There will be the opportunity to develop your specialism with the support of like-minded people and an experienced team around you. You will also have responsibility for line managing a limited number of team colleagues - a rewarding role of offering support and guidance to help them develop their skills.

Applications

We are open to full-time, part-time and flexible working candidates with nplaw working in a hybrid manner and offering flexitime.

You will need to be a qualified solicitor, barrister or FCILEX with 3 years+ Post Qualification Experience to apply.

To view further information regarding the vacancy please click on the links provided. For an informal discussion of the role, please contact Florence Clement-Harry (email: f.clementharry@norfolk.gov.uk; tel. 01603 217688) or James Crosskill (email: james.crosskill@norfolk.gov.uk; tel. 01603 222961).

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email address.

Before you apply please see the full job description and person specification in the below link - this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.

Job description and person specification

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

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