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<h2>Job introduction</h2>Job title: Lawyer - Adult Social CareA bit about us:Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place.&nbsp;We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities.&nbsp;Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.&nbsp;Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!The role:<ul><li>As a Lawyer at Liverpool City Council you will manage a full caseload of complex &nbsp; &nbsp; and often sensitive legal matters within one or more specialisms of the team&nbsp;</li><li>You will be authorised under the Legal Services Act 2007 to conduct litigation</li><li>The Adult Social Care and Litigation team cover the areas of Adult Social Care, &nbsp;Housing, Education, Employment, and Litigation&nbsp;</li><li>This role will specialise in Adult Social Care, however, you may be required to support other areas of the team where needed</li><li>You will have personal responsibility for a caseload of complex and non-complex legal work, and act as a subject expert, with appropriate support and supervision, from a Senior Lawyer, Head of Law or Deputy Director of City, Law and Governance&nbsp;</li><li>The work will include a wide variety of matters in relation to vulnerable adults, including Court of Protection matters, advice relating to the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and the Mental Health Act 1983</li><li>You’ll help supervise and contribute to the development of Trainee Lawyers</li><li>The role reports to the Senior Lawyer&nbsp;for the Adult Social Care and Litigation team</li><li>You will provide proactive, and solution focussed advice that supports the delivery of the Council’s priorities and policies&nbsp;</li><li>Lawyers advise on legal matters relevant to public and local government law which may include information governance and public law challenges&nbsp;</li><li>The Director of City Law &amp; Governance will expect you to support them in their role as Monitoring Officer and promote the Nolan Principles, escalating matters as appropriate</li><li>You will externally commission legal work for the Council where required, ensuring value for money and high-quality advice and representation is received&nbsp;</li></ul>Our offer to you:<ul><li>At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days</li><li>Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception</li><li>Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme</li><li>Progression -&nbsp;opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning</li><li>Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes&nbsp;</li><li>Drive Time –&nbsp;a salary sacrifice car lease scheme</li><li>Family friendly policies with enhanced leave &nbsp;</li><li>Discounted Gym Memberships&nbsp;</li><li>Employee Volunteering Scheme&nbsp;</li><li>Medicash&nbsp;</li></ul>Next steps:Closing date: midnight on Monday 19th January 2026 Shortlisting date: w/c Monday 26th January 2026 Interview date: w/c Monday 2nd February 2026 Interview type: Face to FaceWe reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.Please note: this vacancy is classified as a politically restricted position.If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Rosie Warren via <a href="mailto:rosie.warren@liverpool.gov.uk" target="_blank">rosie.warren@liverpool.gov.uk</a>Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve.&nbsp;As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities.&nbsp;To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.&nbsp;If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk</a>.Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system.&nbsp;Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. &nbsp;Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process.&nbsp;All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship.&nbsp;Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility <a href="https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/gRWgCZ668UPJVq6ijjIC3?domain=urldefense.com" target="_blank">criteria</a> for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.This is not legal advice, and we advise you to seek your own independent legal advice tailored to your own personal circumstances.

Liverpool City Council

Liverpool City Council needs you!

Lawyer - Adult Social Care

<ul><li><a href="https://feeds.jgp.co.uk/public_data/VacancyDocuments/0077/3531/Role_Description_Final.pdf" target="_blank">Role_Description_Final</a></li>
</ul>

Please apply online via the link provided.
Please note, CV applications will only be accepted alongside a completed personal and monitoring information online application form.



About the Role
Join a dynamic legal team at the heart of one of the UK’s most ambitious and forward-thinking regional authorities. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is seeking an experienced and motivated Commercial Lawyer to help shape the future of our city region through high-impact legal work.
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has made a significant contribution to the Liverpool City Region since being created in 2014 and becoming a Mayoral Combined Authority in 2017; and we continue to grow at a rapid rate with further powers expected to be devolved to the Authority in the near future. By using the devolved powers we have, we can make a real and meaningful difference to the lives of the people living, working and visiting the Liverpool City Region.
With increasing powers comes an increasing demand on the integral enabling services of the Combined Authority, and none less so than on Legal Services. This means we are looking forward to exciting growth within the team to continue to meet the demands of the Combined Authority and the Liverpool City Region, working together to make investments and decisions in areas that have a real impact on our communities, such as transport, employment, culture, digital and housing.
This role focuses primarily on grant and loan funding arrangements and subsidy control.&nbsp; While property and planning law experience is not essential, a working understanding of these areas may be advantageous. Experience in public and procurement law is also beneficial, providing valuable context to the Combined Authority’s legal landscape.
You’ll support the Strategic Investment Fund, which drives inclusive, sustainable economic growth across the region. Multi-million-pound investments span innovation, infrastructure, regeneration, and social enterprise, including:
Digital Infrastructure
<ul>
<li>-LCR Connect – Delivering a 212km full-fibre network enabling gigabit connectivity and digital inclusion</li>
</ul>
Regeneration &amp; Brownfield Development
<ul>
<li>-Brownfield Land Fund - Unlocking housing development across Liverpool, Wirral, St Helens, and Knowsley</li>
<li>-Urban Development Fund - Supporting sustainable commercial and mixed-use developments</li>
<li>-Chrysalis Fund - Financing regeneration projects</li>
</ul>
Innovation &amp; Enterprise
<ul>
<li>-LCR Life Sciences Innovation Zone – the first integrated Freeport and Investment Zone and the flagship model for the Government’s Industrial Strategy Zones Action Plan.</li>
<li>-Sci-Tech Daresbury – Expansion of lab-enabled office space for high-growth tech and life sciences firms</li>
<li>-LCR Seed Fund - Equity investment in early-stage businesses in priority sectors</li>
<li>-Kindred CIC - Supporting socially trading organisations with inclusive economic models</li>
</ul>
Environment &amp; Energy
<ul>
<li>-HyNet North West - Hydrogen and carbon capture infrastructure for industrial decarbonisation</li>
<li>-Sustainable Urban Development Fund - Green infrastructure and flood resilience initiatives</li>
</ul>
Skills &amp; Employment
<ul>
<li>-Skills Bootcamps - Training in digital, construction, and green sectors</li>
<li>-Adult Education Budget - Delivering inclusive learning and upskilling opportunities across the region</li>
</ul>
About the person
<ul>
<li>-Qualified solicitor, barrister or CILEX lawyer (England &amp; Wales).&nbsp; This is essential.</li>
<li>-Typically 4+ years PQE, although we welcome applications from exceptional candidates with less experience.</li>
<li>-Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage a wide range of in-house matters.</li>
<li>-Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders and manage competing priorities</li>
<li>-A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a “can-do” attitude and appetite for autonomy.</li>
</ul>

If you think you match the job description, and our values, then click on the link to apply. 
Please ensure that you provide clear examples and evidence in your application of how you meet the below key essential criteria. 
The information you provide in your application will be used for shortlisting.

1)&nbsp; Qualified solicitor, barrister or CILEX lawyer (England &amp; Wales) with extensive post-qualification experience
2)&nbsp; Experience of complex legal agreements
3)&nbsp; A high level of strategic awareness

Please highlight how you meet the remaining essential criteria outlined in the person specification within your CV.

About the organisation
The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year.
The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

Staff benefits 
<ul>
<li>-Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%</li>
<li>-Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days</li>
<li>-Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner</li>
<li>-Flexible and hybrid working</li>
<li>-24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service</li>
<li>-Automatic enrolment to our Westfield Health Programme</li>
<li>-Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms</li>
<li>-Bike to Work Scheme</li>
<li>-Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning</li>
</ul>

Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion 
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities.
To be considered under one of these schemes, you must indicate your eligibility in the relevant section of the application form. In addition, you must clearly demonstrate in your application how you meet the key essential criteria listed above.
Please highlight how you meet the remaining essential criteria outlined in the person specification within your CV.
Applications that do not include this evidence will not be considered under the guaranteed interview schemes.
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Principal Lawyer (Commercial)

<ul><li><a href="https://feeds.jgp.co.uk/public_data/VacancyDocuments/0077/3530/Role_Description_Final_.pdf" target="_blank">Role_Description_Final_</a></li>
</ul>

Please apply online via the link provided.
Please note, CV applications will only be accepted alongside a completed personal and monitoring information online application form.



About the Role
Join a dynamic legal team at the heart of one of the UK’s most ambitious and forward-thinking regional authorities. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is seeking an experienced and motivated Commercial Lawyer to help shape the future of our city region through high-impact legal work.
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has made a significant contribution to the Liverpool City Region since being created in 2014 and becoming a Mayoral Combined Authority in 2017; and we continue to grow at a rapid rate with further powers expected to be devolved to the Authority in the near future. By using the devolved powers we have, we can make a real and meaningful difference to the lives of the people living, working and visiting the Liverpool City Region.
With increasing powers comes an increasing demand on the integral enabling services of the Combined Authority, and none less so than on Legal Services. This means we are looking forward to exciting growth within the team to continue to meet the demands of the Combined Authority and the Liverpool City Region, working together to make investments and decisions in areas that have a real impact on our communities, such as transport, employment, culture, digital and housing.
This role focuses primarily on commercial contracts and public procurement, supporting a wide range of organisational activities and strategic projects.&nbsp; Experience of construction and projects law may be advantageous, but the role involves drafting and advising a wide range of commercial contracts including funding, marketing and IT agreements.
You’ll contribute to high-profile, multi-million-pound initiatives across transport, infrastructure, and decarbonisation, including:
Rail Operations
<ul>
<li>-Merseyrail Concession Agreement - Managing the region’s rail network through a long-term operating contract.</li>
<li>-Rolling Stock Project – Introducing a new fleet of Class 777 trains</li>
<li>-Train Connectivity and Information Systems Project – Implementing a system enabling real-time communication between trains and the control room</li>
<li>-Baltic Station – Constructing a new station in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle</li>
<li>-Station Enhancements – Upgrading key stations including Liverpool Central and Sandhills</li>
</ul>
Bus Operations
<ul>
<li>-Bus Reform Programme – Transitioning to a franchised bus network</li>
<li>-Fleet Procurement – Modernising bus travel with new electric, diesel and rapid transport vehicles</li>
<li>-Depot Infrastructure – Upgrading bus depots to support the new fleet and new technologies</li>
<li>-Green Bus Routes – Reducing congestion and emissions and supporting active travel through priority corridors</li>
</ul>
Wider Transport Projects
<ul>
<li>-Mersey Tunnels – Ongoing management and maintenance</li>
<li>-Ferry Services Modernisation – Introducing a new vessel and upgrading supporting infrastructure</li>
<li>-Smart Ticketing Systems – Implementing an integrated contactless payment system across the transport network</li>
</ul>
Decarbonisation &amp; Net Zero
<ul>
<li>-Public Sector Decarbonisation Schemes – Retrofit and energy efficiency works at public sector sites</li>
<li>-Social Housing Retrofit Programmes – Energy performance improvements across thousands of homes in partnership with housing providers</li>
<li>-Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Scheme – Installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the city region</li>
<li>-Mersey Tidal Power Project – A flagship renewable energy project with the potential to generate up to 1 GW of clean electricity</li>
</ul>

About the person
<ul>
<li>-Qualified solicitor, barrister or CILEX lawyer (England &amp; Wales).&nbsp; This is essential.</li>
<li>-Typically 4+ years PQE, although we welcome applications from exceptional candidates with less experience.</li>
<li>-Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage a wide range of in-house matters.</li>
<li>-Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders and manage competing priorities</li>
<li>-A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a “can-do” attitude and appetite for autonomy.</li>
</ul>

If you think you match the job description, and our values, then click on the link to apply. 
Please ensure that you provide clear examples and evidence in your application of how you meet the below key essential criteria. 
The information you provide in your application will be used for shortlisting.
1) &nbsp; Qualified solicitor, barrister or CILEX lawyer (England &amp; Wales) with extensive post-qualification experience
2) &nbsp; Experience of complex legal agreements
3) &nbsp; A high level of strategic awareness
Please highlight how you meet the remaining essential criteria outlined in the person specification within your CV.

About the organisation
The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year.
The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

Staff benefits 
<ul>
<li>-Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%</li>
<li>-Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days</li>
<li>-Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner</li>
<li>-Flexible and hybrid working</li>
<li>-24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service</li>
<li>-Automatic enrolment to our Westfield Health Programme</li>
<li>-Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms</li>
<li>-Bike to Work Scheme</li>
<li>-Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning</li>
</ul>

Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion 
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities.
To be considered under one of these schemes, you must indicate your eligibility in the relevant section of the application form. In addition, you must clearly demonstrate in your application how you meet the key essential criteria listed above.
Please highlight how you meet the remaining essential criteria outlined in the person specification within your CV.
Applications that do not include this evidence will not be considered under the guaranteed interview schemes.
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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