Senior Lawyer Civil Litigation

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Senior Lawyer Civil Litigation

Are you a problem-solver, enthusiastic, flexible and enjoy managing people? If so, we have a fantastic permanent opportunity as a Senior Civil Litigation Lawyer, and in addition we can offer some fantastic benefits:

• Salary from £50,788 per annum to £54,928 per annum
• Full-time - 37 hours a week
• Hybrid/Flexible working
• Pension scheme - 19% total contribution (you pay approximately 6.5%) and by joining the scheme this includes Death in service cover of 3 x your salary
• Annual leave - 26 days plus bank holidays increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service plus bank holidays AND you can buy additional leave should you need to!
• Employee Assistance scheme, store discounts, flexi hours scheme, cycle to work scheme and much more!

This exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Legal Services team at Sheffield City Council. The team operates and thrives in a fast-paced environment proving legal advice in relation to a wide range of complex litigation areas, including housing disrepair claims, contract and commercial disputes, property disputes and business rates.

The successful candidate will:

• Lead, manage and develop a team of friendly and hardworking lawyers and assistants
• Manage high-profile and complex matters
• Provide advice and representation across various forums, including the County Court, Magistrates Court and First Tier Tribunals
• Work with the Legal Leadership Team and other stakeholders to provide top quality legal services.

For the role, you will need:

• Recognised Legal Qualification (Solicitor/Barrister or FCILEX)
• Extensive experience in Civil Litigation
• Management experience

Sheffield is a brilliant city - officially recognised as a Tree City of the World, it is resourceful, inventive, welcoming - a place rooted in its history and ambitious for the future. It's a place full of potential and we are working hard to create a council that works with residents, communities and businesses to unleash that potential.

For an informal discussion, please contact name Nadine Wynter 0114 273 6564 .

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.