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Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.</p>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>About the role:</strong></p>\n<p>This is a highly rewarding, front-facing role supporting members of the public through some of the most challenging times in their lives. We’re looking for a compassionate and resilient individual with proven experience in delivering sensitive, face-to-face customer service—particularly in emotionally difficult or distressing situations. Strong IT skills are essential, including confidence in using audio and video software or applications.</p>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>About you:</strong></p>\n<p>The following experience is required for this role:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>The role will require you to work flexibly and collaboratively with the Coroner, Coroners’ Officers and Court Volunteers to provide an effective and efficient service.</li>\n<li>You will liaise with bereaved families and others attending court to ensure they are fully aware of the process as well as making sure inquest hearings are held to the required legal standards.</li>\n<li>Excellent communication skills both written and verbal and the ability to deal with bereaved family members in a professional and empathetic manner.</li>\n<li>The ability to communicate with people at all levels and from many disciplines is required.</li>\n<li>You will need to demonstrate excellent administrative skills, organisational ability and be able to cope with pressure.</li>\n<li>Previous experience of using IT systems including audio/visual programs and databases will be essential.</li>\n<li>Experience of working in a court setting or similar environment is desirable, although not essential.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong><br></strong>You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. 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Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind.  Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span><span><strong>What You’ll Be Doing </strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span><span>Join Camden's dynamic Legal Services team, where you’ll play a critical role in breaking down barriers while embracing a risk-aware approach. You'll engage with senior officers and Members to offer high-quality legal services, with a focus on social justice.   Collaborate closely with various service directorates to ensure efficient delivery of Council priorities, all while managing a personal caseload that includes high-profile and complex cases. Become a trusted advisor, advocate, and problem solver as you contribute to Camden's vision of innovative, responsive legal solutions. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span><span><strong>All About You</strong></span></span></p><p><span><span><strong>To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.</strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span><span>The ideal candidate will be qualified to practice as a Solicitor, Barrister, or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in England and Wales, with extensive management experience supervising legal teams in an in-house context. They must possess strong oral and written communication skills, providing legal advice within local government on complex adult social care issues, including Deprivation of Liberty cases and Judicial Reviews, as well as matters related to the Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act. Experience in local government education law, particularly regarding Special Educational Needs (SEN), is highly desirable. The individual should effectively manage a diverse workload, act as an ambassador for legal services, and demonstrate a commitment to fostering collaborative relationships while upholding the Council’s values of diversity, equality, and inclusion.</span></span></p>\n\n <p><span><span><strong>To view the job profile please </strong></span></span><span><span><strong>click here</strong></span></span><span><span><strong> or copy and paste the following into your browser: </strong></span></span><span><span><strong>http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10868104/file/document?inline</strong></span></span><span><span><strong> </strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p>\n\n <p><span><span><strong>What We Offer</strong></span><span> </span></span></p>\n\n <p><span><span> </span></span></p>\n\n <p><span><span>At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. 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This pivotal role offers an opportunity to drive excellence and innovation, ensuring high-quality legal services that support the Council’s strategic objectives.</p>\n<h2>Why Join Us?</h2>\n<p>- <strong>Flexible & Agile Working</strong>: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid working model.<br>- <strong>State-of-the-Art Facilities</strong>: Work from our modern, high-tech offices opposite Bromley South station.<br>- <strong>Ambitious Council Vision</strong>: Contribute to the Transforming Bromley plan, enhancing our borough as a great place to live and work.<br>- <strong>Outstanding Services</strong>: Be part of a team supporting our Commercial Legal Team’s property and regeneration work.</p>\n<h2>Your Role:</h2>\n<p>- Work within a specialist legal team focused on property and regeneration transactions.<br>- Provide expert legal advice on complex and high-profile transactions to senior officers and Council leaders, Committees, and elected members.<br>- Ensuring effective service delivery.<br>- Support the Council’s commitment to modernisation, including digital transformation initiatives.<br>- Represent Legal Services as an experienced Property and Regeneration Lawyer.</p>\n<h2>About You:</h2>\n<p>We are looking for a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or FILEX with a current practicing certificate, who has:<br>- Substantial legal experience providing commercial and regeneration property legal advice.<br>- Strong cooperation skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate yourself and colleagues within the Commercial and Contracts Legal Team.<br>- A commitment to continuous improvement, inclusivity, and collaborative working.<br>- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex legal matters clearly and effectively.<br><br></p>\n<h2>What We Offer:</h2>\n<p>- Competitive salary and benefits package.<br>- Hybrid working arrangements for greater flexibility.<br>- Opportunities for professional growth and development.<br>- A supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment.</p>\n<h2>Diversity & Inclusion:</h2>\n<p>We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.</p>\n<p>We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.</p>\n<p>We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities.  As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment.  We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.</p>\n<p>For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Dennis Macharaga, Principal Lawyer and Head of the Commercial Legal Team on 020 8313 4650.</p>\n<p>Please see attached the<strong> <a title=\"Job Description.docx\" href=\"https://recruitmentbromley.engageats.co.uk//ViewAttachment.aspx?enc=jmxpV+AcVus8i/wvT3FZXrrCOvCUGNWd9uca/tGZrAITCY70aMnLzPVWspNYT2Eak3qEw3t6nZ5Q/BpDDlPbeUr/e8/twS5ETIaGfqQTM4RoKX88GPIaOfF8LBrWaRIz\">Job Description.docx</a></strong></p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£48,000 - £59,998 (dependent on experience).","publishDate":"2025-05-22T14:28:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-30T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/29d6fe01-d1fd-4c88-b5d5-257fcf46b178.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"9eea7fbd-fccf-4ce8-80c9-f08be70956f4","title":"Paralegal","employer":"Tandridge District Council","department":"","location":"Tandridge District Council, The Council Offices, 8 Station Road East, Oxted, Surrey, United Kingdom","locationType":3,"description":"<p>We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Paralegal to join our well respected in-house Local Authority Legal Team. 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You will be part of a friendly, supportive One Team culture with the chance to make a real difference.</p><p>We believe in balancing hard work with fun. Our active social team organises two to three events a year, ranging from Staff Awards, quiz nights to rounders in the park, helping the workplace to be productive and enjoyable. </p><p>We use Viva Engage to keep you connected and engaged and we hold regular face to face meetings, such as Chief Executive briefings to keep you in the loop.</p><p>We are conveniently located close to Oxted Station and have some on-site parking.</p><p>In addition to the stated pay, we offer membership and contributions towards the Local Government Pension Scheme, flexible working (giving you the opportunity to work from home for up to three days a week), flexi-time, payment of a relevant professional subscription and access to a discounted health scheme.</p><p>Please visit our website for more information about working for us www.tandridge.gov.uk/jobs and download our Working for Tandridge guide. </p><p><strong>Diversity statement </strong></p><p>At Tandridge District Council, we pride ourselves on maintaining an inclusive workplace, ensuring equality, fairness, and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do and good practice is embedded in the Council’s culture and services.</p><p>We welcome applications from all sectors of our community, including BAME, LGBTQ+ and all groups protected under the Equality Act.</p><p>Tandridge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.</p><p><strong>Want to know more?</strong></p><p>If this sounds like your kind of challenge and you want to be part of our friendly and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.</p><p>If you’d like to find out more, please read our role profile and specification, or for an informal discussion about the role, please e-mail Lidia Harrison at lharrison@tandridge.gov.uk or call on 01883 732740 .</p><p><strong>Local Government Reorganisation</strong></p><p>Surrey is part of the government’s plans for local government reorganisation. This means the current two tier system, where services are split between Surrey County Council and district and borough councils like Tandridge, will be replaced with larger councils, which handle all local services.  </p><p>Although this may lead to some uncertainty for anyone considering a role with us, this process will take several years and during that time we still need to provide services.  </p><p>When local government is reorganised, most staff will transfer to the new council which may offer additional opportunities for career development and variety as part of a larger organisation. The majority of the roles we currently have will still be needed whether that is for planning, housing, recycling and waste, finance, IT, HR etc.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£29,273 - £31,867","publishDate":"2025-05-21T23:00:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-05T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/04b3c98a-c43f-4f7b-9041-94050e06bf71.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"3fa256e4-3e56-4325-a6d0-69df058056b2","title":"Lawyer (Litigation)","employer":"London Borough Of Waltham Forest","department":"","location":"Walthamstow, Greater London, United Kingdom","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Organisation</strong>: London Borough of Waltham Forest</p><p><strong>Salary: </strong>PO3 - PO6 £44,331 - £55,620 (Dependant on experience will be appointed to PO5-PO6)<br> </p><p><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Full time - Fixed term (24 Months)<br> </p><p><strong>Working hours per week: </strong>36 hours per week</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Application Deadline:</strong> Sunday 01/06/2025</p><p><strong>Proposed Interview Date(s): </strong>Week commencing Monday 09/06/2025<br> </p><p><strong>Reference:</strong> 1754</p><p> </p><p><strong>About Us:</strong> </p><p>Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. </p><p>We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. </p><p>London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the <a href=\"https://www.london.gov.uk/good-work-standard\">Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard</a> employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. </p><p>The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method. </p><p> </p><p><strong>About the role:</strong> </p><p>Waltham Forest Legal Services is a high performing in house legal service which plays an essential part in the achievement of the priorities and objectives of Waltham Forest.  Our objective is to provide high quality and efficient professional services that meet our clients’ expectations and provides a business and solution focussed approach.  The Service has been accredited to Lexcel since 2005.  <br><br>We are looking for an experienced Litigation Lawyer to join our Litigation and Public Law Team on a 2 year fixed term contract providing legal advice and representation in housing cases primarily in the area of complex possession case; Access and Anti-Social Behaviour Injunctions; and Housing Judicial Review.  You will be responsible for a challenging caseload, but will be working in a supportive team environment, comprised of Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Principal Lawyer, and supported by our legal officer and paralegal staff.<br><br>The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor, or barrister with three years post qualification experience, able to demonstrate experience in complex possession, Judicial Review and injunction work. You will be willing and able to undertake advocacy in County and Magistrates Courts and Tribunals. </p><p> </p><p><a href=\"https://fs-filestore-eu.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Waltham_Forest/govRoleProfiles/LITIGATION%20LAWYER%201754.pdf\"><strong>>> Click here to download the Role Profile <<</strong> </a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong> </p><p>To be responsible for giving legal advice, undertaking advocacy and providing support to clients in one or more areas of the Litigation Team’s work as follows; complex possession, homelessness, anti social behaviour and other injunction work.</p><p>Responsible for conduct of litigation (including advocacy) in the areas of responsibility as assigned by the Senior Lawyer, Principal Lawyer and/or Assistant Director (Litigation)</p><p><strong>To contribute to the effective operational management of the Legal Services team in order to deliver a high quality and cost-effective legal service which includes undertaking work in other areas of Legal Services where required and competent to do so. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Qualifications and Requirements:</strong> </p><p>At least three years’ experience as a qualified solicitor, barrister or FILEX</p><p>Proficiency in office software </p><p> </p><p><strong>Terms and conditions:</strong> </p><p>Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks; </p><p>Satisfactory declaration of interest; </p><p>As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English. </p><p> </p><p><strong>How to Apply:</strong> </p><p>Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. </p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer:</strong> </p><p>Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. </p><p>To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy. </p><p>We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview. </p><p>For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us\">https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us</a>. </p><p><strong>Contact Information:</strong> </p><p>If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Glenn Craig, Principal Housing Solicitor at <a href=\"mailto:Glenn.Craig@walthamforest.gov.uk\">Glenn.Craig@walthamforest.gov.uk</a></p><p>If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk\">recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk</a>. </p><p>Click here for further information on the <a href=\"https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/council-and-elections/your-data-and-privacy/our-privacy-notices/hr-recruitment-privacy-notice\">Human Resources recruitment privacy notice</a>. </p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"PO3 - PO6 £44,331 - £55,620 (Dependant on experience will be appointed to PO5-PO6)","publishDate":"2025-05-19T09:40:11.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-06-01T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.jobsgopublic.com/logos/logos/ee4a7a0f-da59-43a8-937c-f9d6f3cf72d1.jpg","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"1115b908-9e57-4d13-8b0a-3aa76f66c417","title":"Principal Property Lawyer","employer":"Horsham District Council","department":"","location":"Horsham","locationType":2,"description":"<p><strong>About the role</strong>:</p>\n<p>Horsham District Council is looking for a Principal Property Lawyer to join our dynamic Legal Services department. 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Furthermore, you will be a confident IT user, someone who's committed to continuous professional development and who's able to communicate effectively with colleagues and be an excellent team player.  You will also have proven drafting skills to enable you to produce clear and concise property documents using modern precedents. 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Staff are also eligible to join the <a href=\"https://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshire-services/pensions/local-government/about-the-scheme/scheme-benefits\">Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)</a>, where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.</p>\n<p>To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).</p>\n<p>Visit our <a href=\"https://www.horsham.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers\">Jobs and careers page</a> to find out more about <a href=\"https://www.horsham.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/working-for-horsham-district-council\">Working for Horsham District Council</a> and <a href=\"https://www.horsham.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/our-employment-commitments\">Our employment commitments</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>To apply:</strong></p>\n<p>If you would like to apply for the role, we highly recommend you show clearly within the ‘Experience Section’ of the application form how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the Role Profile when applying. 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