Brighton & Hove City Council Hiring for Education Lawyer Job at Hove, England Full Time

This is an exciting opportunity to join a Lexcel accredited, highly skilled and supportive legal service as a lawyer in our Social and Education Services Team.

Please contact Sandra O’Brien on sandra.o’[email protected] if you would like to discuss the role

BHCC is looking to recruit a full time Lawyer to join its team of friendly and experienced Adult Social Care, Education and Child Care Lawyers. As a successful candidate, you will have conduct of an Education caseload providing support and advice to schools, advice on a wide range of Education law and policy and advice and representation in SEN and DD Tribunals and Judicial Review. You will be confident in attending legal planning meetings and providing legal advice to senior clients and headteachers. You will have a working knowledge and experience of advising and representing clients in Tribunal cases.

Excellent client care, communication skills, a positive attitude and a willingness to develop in the role are essential. In depth knowledge of the Education Acts, related regulations and Statutory Guidance is required. Experience of working in local government is desirable but not essential.

We offer a generous annual leave entitlement, local government pension scheme, flexible working arrangements and a work environment which gives you the chance to use and develop your skills within a forward-thinking service.

We are mainly working on a hybrid basis and while this is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, an ability to attend meetings in person where necessary is required . This role is a full-time post but we also welcome applicants from lawyers who want to work remotely, flexibly or part time.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

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Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

Part office / part home – hybrid – We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company Information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it’s what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Package Description

Brighton & Hove City Council is recruiting an Education Lawyer for the Social and Education Services Team.

Initial Fixed Term Contract for 12 months with the possibility of extending further.

Interview date: w/c 25th July & w/c 1st August