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In House Advocate (public law proceedings)
Hove (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£54599 - £59674 plus £8,000 per annum market supplement
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Job introduction
In House Advocate (public law proceedings)
Salary: £54,599 - £59,674 plus £8,000 per annum market supplement
Scale M7
Hove Town Hall, Norton Road Hove, BN3 3BQ
37 hours per week
Closing date for applications: Monday 16th September 2024
Interviews will take place week commencing 23rd September 2024
About the role
Dynamic, innovative, and supportive Local Authority legal team seeks an excellent advocate to represent us in court, primarily in care proceedings. Salary range up to £59,674 PLUS £8,0000 market supplement.
We are Brighton and Hove City Council, a busy and lively Local Authority on the South Coast. We are a highly respected legal service which values imagination, creativity, and work ethic in public service, and which offers a friendly and supportive environment where you can grow and develop your career. We offer flexible working hours and arrangements, including hybrid.
You would be joining a specialist legal team passionate about child protection. The social work team we represent just received an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. Our legal service is award-winning, having just won the Local Government Legal Team of the Year 2024. We could be perfect for each other.
We are looking for a lawyer confident in their advocacy skills to become a part of our well-respected childcare team as our in-house advocate, representing the Local Authority in care proceedings in final, interim and case management hearings, working collaboratively with our lawyers and social work clients, and helping to maintain the excellent reputation of the authority in our local courts and family justice community.
Are you the one? Perhaps you are working in private practice, and are tempted by the idea of your value being measured by the quality and importance of the work you do, with no income targets, and no more legal aid agency forms to fill out? Or are you an experienced advocate and you want to work in a team which will understand how to get the best out of you for the communities we serve? Our strong team ethos and experienced managers mean we can help you to have the satisfaction of doing this important work well, in a supportive environment.
You will be a qualified lawyer who demonstrates excellent client care, confident communication and drafting skills, a positive attitude, and a willingness to develop expertise in the role. In depth knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and Adoption and Children Act 2002 are essential. Experience of working in local government is a bonus, but not required. The role is entirely based on advocacy so experience in conducting advocacy in a variety of hearings, including final hearings would be desired.
We offer a generous annual leave entitlement, local government pension scheme, flexible working arrangements and a work environment which gives you the chance to use and develop your skills within a forward-thinking service.
What should you do next? Follow the link and contact andrew.pack@brighton-hove.gov.uk if you would like to discuss the role further.
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).