Civil Litigation Lawyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Hybrid working arrangement
£36,648 - £47,420 per annum (pay award pending)
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Sellick Partnership is proud to be working with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council on an exclusive basis for the recruitment into their legal team. We are looking for a Civil Litigation Lawyer to join their growing regulatory team.
It's an excellent opportunity for someone looking for that next step in their career and to join an organisation that prides itself on giving all their staff the opportunity to be bold, brave and innovative within their role.
Key Responsibilities of the Civil Litigation Lawyer role include:
- General housing litigation matters such as anti-social behaviour, possession claims, and injunctions.
- Civil Litigation matters including; contractual disputes, property disputes, construction litigation
- Assisting the legal team with employment matters, such as discrimination cases and HR queries.
Experience for the Civil Litigation Lawyer role:
- The successful candidate doesn't need to have experience in all of the above as there is fantastic training and development opportunities within the Council.
Benefits of the Civil Litigaiton role will include:
- Legal assistant support
- Fantastic training and development opportunities
- Competitive salary.
- Excellent local government pension scheme, including the option to contribute to an Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme
- Flexible and hybrid working.
- Generous annual leave allowance, increasing with length of service and an additional 5 discretionary days used for Christmas shutdown
- Flexi time and use of up to 5 banked flexi days per year
- Car lease scheme, salary sacrifice for a brand new car!
- Salary sacrifice scheme for extra annual leave, cycle to work, home electronics and childcare vouchers.
- Discounts on car parking, rail travel, eating out, leisure attractions and gym memberships.
- Family friendly policies including; excellent maternity, paternity and adoption entitlements.
- Discounts on parking
We would be extremely interested in hearing from candidates with a private practice or public sector background. We encourage candidates from a range of background and experience to apply as Barnsley Council has excellent training and development opportunities for candidates.
How to apply for the Civil Litigation Lawyer role:
To apply, please submit your CV or contact Sara Robinson in the Sellick Partnership Manchester office for a confidential chat.
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.