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Job details Job reference:
REQ00000017717 Date posted:
03/01/2025 Application closing date:
19/01/2025 Location:
KENDAL Salary:
£63,830 - £66,642 Contractual hours:
37 Basis:
Full time
Job description Group Lawyer – Children, Adults and Education – WMF1645i Westmorland and Furness Council INTERNAL ONLY Salary:
£63,830 - £66,642 Hours:
37 hours per week Contract:
Permanent Location:
South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DQ; and an ability to work across Westmorland and Furness Council offices where required.
About this opportunity: Westmorland and Furness Council is a new ambitious authority aiming to shape public services for the better - transforming them for the future. We have some exceptional opportunities for experienced Lawyers to join our new Council with large ambition. If you enjoy a challenge and are looking for that next step in your career and want to become a member of a high performing Team based in the heart of the South Lakes, please get in touch.
The post holders will have their own case work, requiring a business approach to case work and client care delivered through Business Partnering. The roles will manage budgets and staff within the specialist areas. Good Governance and decision making is at the heart of what we do and this will be an expectation of the successful candidate.
Our team is driven, ambitious, and friendly! Our top priority is staff wellbeing and care. We are keen for colleagues to be a great fit within our team, to share our values and drive to make a real difference. Our expectation is that you will lead and manage the constant improvement and development of the Team and to appropriately contribute to the improvement and development of the Service overall, to ensure a dynamic, high-quality service is being delivered to our customers.
Personally conducting, managing and/or leading on highly complex, corporately significant, and/or high-risk projects and cases including supporting strategic planning, policy formation and corporate governance. Building strong relationships across the team and with key service areas; working with them to understand their needs in order to plan the resources of Legal and Democratic Services, to meet those needs, and to work closely with those service areas to actively support and promote the development of skills and knowledge in respect of legal and governance issues pertinent to their service.
What can we offer you!
Excellent training and development offer. Flexible working opportunities. Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise). Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms. Competitive rates of pay.
Application and Interview information: Closing date:
19th January 2025 Interview date:
W/c 20th January 2025 Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process, and if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss. We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. If you are invited to a virtual interview, this will preferably be undertaken using the Microsoft Teams software, which is currently free for new users; however, if there are any issues with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interviews.
Safer Recruitment:
At Cumberland Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all employees, volunteers, and the Externally Provided Workforce (EPWs) to share this commitment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Cumberland Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job are guaranteed an interview. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Job details Job reference:
REQ00000017717 Date posted:
03/01/2025 Application closing date:
19/01/2025 Location:
KENDAL Salary:
£63,830 - £66,642 Contractual hours:
37 Basis:
Full time
Job description Group Lawyer – Children, Adults and Education – WMF1645i Westmorland and Furness Council INTERNAL ONLY Salary:
£63,830 - £66,642 Hours:
37 hours per week Contract:
Permanent Location:
South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DQ; and an ability to work across Westmorland and Furness Council offices where required.
About this opportunity: Westmorland and Furness Council is a new ambitious authority aiming to shape public services for the better - transforming them for the future. We have some exceptional opportunities for experienced Lawyers to join our new Council with large ambition. If you enjoy a challenge and are looking for that next step in your career and want to become a member of a high performing Team based in the heart of the South Lakes, please get in touch.
The post holders will have their own case work, requiring a business approach to case work and client care delivered through Business Partnering. The roles will manage budgets and staff within the specialist areas. Good Governance and decision making is at the heart of what we do and this will be an expectation of the successful candidate.
Our team is driven, ambitious, and friendly! Our top priority is staff wellbeing and care. We are keen for colleagues to be a great fit within our team, to share our values and drive to make a real difference. Our expectation is that you will lead and manage the constant improvement and development of the Team and to appropriately contribute to the improvement and development of the Service overall, to ensure a dynamic, high-quality service is being delivered to our customers.
Personally conducting, managing and/or leading on highly complex, corporately significant, and/or high-risk projects and cases including supporting strategic planning, policy formation and corporate governance. Building strong relationships across the team and with key service areas; working with them to understand their needs in order to plan the resources of Legal and Democratic Services, to meet those needs, and to work closely with those service areas to actively support and promote the development of skills and knowledge in respect of legal and governance issues pertinent to their service.
What can we offer you!
Excellent training and development offer. Flexible working opportunities. Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise). Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms. Competitive rates of pay.
Application and Interview information: Closing date:
19th January 2025 Interview date:
W/c 20th January 2025 Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process, and if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss. We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. If you are invited to a virtual interview, this will preferably be undertaken using the Microsoft Teams software, which is currently free for new users; however, if there are any issues with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interviews.
Safer Recruitment:
At Cumberland Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all employees, volunteers, and the Externally Provided Workforce (EPWs) to share this commitment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Cumberland Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job are guaranteed an interview. #J-18808-Ljbffr
