Principal Adult Social Care Lawyer

£52,000 - £59,000 per annum

Hybrid working - once per week in the office

Location: Yorkshire

This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to step up into a Principal role and will provide you with the opportunity to take the lead on complex matters, alongside the training and development of a busy and growing team.

• Directly line manage a small number of lawyers
• Handling a caseload of ASC matters, including COP work, DOLS, ordinary residence, mental health act advice
• Advocacy in court
• Assisting the team with complex matters
• Dealing with 1:1s
• Leading on improvement of the team with policies and procedures

• Legal assistant support
• Fantastic training and development opportunities
• Competitive salary.
• Excellent local government pension scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working.
• Generous annual leave allowance, increasing with length of service
• Flexi time
• Salary sacrifice scheme for extra annual leave, cycle to work, home electronics and childcare vouchers.
• Family friendly policies including; excellent maternity, paternity and adoption entitlements.
• Discounts on parking

For this role you must be a qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive or Barrister. We are keen to hear from candidates that have a good understanding of COP and Adult Social Care law but previous management experience isn't essential.

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