Senior Litigation Lawyer

Our client based in East London is looking to recruit a new Senior Litigation Lawyer to join their team on an interim basis.

You will support the Principal Lawyer and Legal Services management team in the provision of strategic, high level legal advice to the Councils, Members and Officers, and support the provision of legal solutions in civil litigation and related areas to enable the Councils to progress with corporate goals.

Your duties will include:

*To have personal responsibility for a caseload of complex matters, and act as subject expert, with minimal need for supervision or external assistance.
*To support the Principal Lawyer in supervision of all matters designated as high risk within the team
*To pick up casework arising in their respective teams during peak times or where additional resources are required to meet demand, and if requested to do so by the Principal Lawyer provide support to other teams
*To support complex strategic projects across multi-functional teams, assisting to ensure that an innovative and commercial solutions focus is adopted across projects.
*To support the Principal Lawyer in ensuring that the Councils, clients, and members are kept abreast of the law as necessary, and to determine the effect of new legislation, advising on developments as necessary
*To have responsibility for a team of up to 10 lawyers and support staff, potentially working across legal disciplines and working over multiple sites
*To carry out advocacy when necessary on own caseload, and not to instruct external support except in accordance with agreed procedures

The following skills are required:

*Extensive Local Government litigation experience with an emphasis on housing
*Experience advising on policy and governance issues
*People management including, motivation, performance and capability
*Service improvement, maximising efficiency and new delivery models for the functions within the shared service
*Managing and delivering transformational change in Legal Services

If you are interested in this role please apply online for consideration

Badenoch & Clark is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Badenoch & Clark is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a registered Disability Symbol User.