We are currently recruiting for a Northamptonshire-based local authority, for a Civil Litigation Lawyer.

This is a temporary role for 2-3 months (ongoing), full time hours, paying around £55 p/h via an umbrella company.

The ideal candidate will be fully qualified and have similar experience working for a local authority.

Court attendance is required but you’re only needed in the office once per week (which you can link in with your court days).

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Providing legal advice and representation on a variety of matters within the designated legal team to Members and Officers of the Council and their service areas

• Conducting and managing a wide-ranging caseload of complex legal work in Litigation and preparing and drafting complex legal documents

• Preparing instructions and briefs to Counsel/external legal advisors

• To attend Licensing Committees and Sub-committees, to provide legal, procedural and constitutional advice as required

Experience required:

• Local authority experience

• Civil litigation experience

• Fully qualified

Working hours:

• 37 hours per week

• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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