Adult social Care Legal Officer needed in Lewes. Ref 5211
Full time hours on a temporary basis.
Essential Criteria
Key Skills & Abilities
• The ability to provide prompt and accurate legal advice
• The ability to analyse facts, research law and apply it
• Ability to prioritise work according to importance and urgency
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a diverse range of people and organisations both orally and in writing
• Negotiating skills
• Drafting skills
• Organised and methodical approach to work.
• Good understanding of Local Government practice and procedure.
Education & Qualifications
• Institute of Legal Executive qualification or a substantial part thereof or equivalent or similar qualification e.g. law degree, LPC or BVC; or
• Substantial proven fee-earning experience in a legal practice.
Knowledge
• Knowledge of litigation law and practice
• Good IT skills
• Knowledge of democratic and political aspects of local government
Experience
• Ability to demonstrate experience of conducting own caseload within defined areas of legal practice.
• Recent local government experience.
• Experience of working in the field of adult social care law in a local authority or private practice.
• Experience of working to Lexcel quality standards.
If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to beth@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number
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