Senior Solicitor (Litigation & Advice)
- Location:
- Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1UJ
- Salary:
- £43,672 - £46,300 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
Advert
Senior Solicitor (Litigation & Advice)
Working within Legal and Democratic Services you will be part of our Litigation and Advice team.
You will undertake litigation, advocacy and advisory work in connection with all the Council’s functions or on behalf of any other body for which the Council provides legal advice.
You must hold a current Practising Certificate, be able to carry out a range of tasks within a broad litigation based remit and manage a demanding workload with minimum supervision. It is also essential that you have effective interpersonal, communication and report writing skills, together with the ability to work as part of a team.
Experience of other areas of Litigation would be beneficial such as: debt recovery, education, housing, licensing, planning and social work. Experience in providing advice in relation to employment law will be particularly beneficial.
Effective IT skills, experience of supervision of administrative/paralegal staff and a willingness to be involved in designing and delivering training for client services is also desirable.
For an informal discussion about the role contact Nairn Young on 0141 487 1626 or email nairn.young@renfrewshire.gov.uk.
If successful you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.