- Pay Rate:
Up to £26.30 per hour PAYE depending on experience
- Hours per Week:
37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3-4 months
- Oxford, Oxfordshire,
OX1 1ND
Interim Solicitor – Adult Social Care
Reference no: Oxfordshire 5235330
Pay Rate: Up to £26.30 per hour PAYE depending on experience
37 hours Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3-4 months
City: Oxford, Oxfordshire
The purpose of the role is to undertake a range of legal work in connection with the work of the team and to provide general legal advice to all client departments of the Council. Assist Legal Services in maintaining the provision of an effective and efficient Legal Service to the County Council.
The successful candidate will also assist County Legal Services in maintaining the provision of an effective and efficient legal service to the County Council in compliance with the LEXCEL Office Procedures Manual formulated in accordance with the Law Society’s Practice Management Standards.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via job[email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualification.
- Qualified Solicitor/Barrister Current law society practising certificate.
Skills & Experience:
- Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
- Criminal (non school attendance) and Civil Litigation experience.
- Experience with Adult Social Care debt recovery.
- Experience of Local Government legal practice.
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
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