Salary: between £43,000 - £56,750 DOE

Located in Northampton, Huntingdon or Shefford

A fantastic opportunity to join an exciting, innovative law firm where you will be given the opportunity to learn and develop in your chosen field and excel in your career
Pathfinder Legal Services Ltd is a true one of a kind. Established in 2015 as an ‘Alternative Business Structure’ (ABS) we are wholly owned by public bodies. We pride ourselves on serving our communities with resilience, enthusiasm and focus.

Working for public sector and not for profit clients is our focus. A significant proportion of the work we carry out will be for local authorities, however, we have over recent years grown our client base to include more than one hundred organisations across the public and not-for profit sectors. Our clients include Integrated Care Boards, Foundation Trusts, Charities and Fire Services.

We have grown significantly in recent years and are rapidly expanding, with offices based in Huntingdon, Northampton and Shefford. With over 180 members of staff, our Firm is made up of qualified legal officers, administrative support and finance officers. We aim to develop our staff to enable them to reach their full potential and to find a career path suitable to each individual.

If the chance to play a part in this fast paced but increasingly interesting and challenging area of law interests you, we want to hear from you.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
•    To provide a range of public sector and not for profit clients with a professional and innovative legal service predominantly in respect of civil and criminal litigation, employment and education matters, and other areas of legal practice where necessary

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES:
•    To provide legal advice and services to client organisations on a wide range of public law and litigation matters, including civil actions and judicial review matters to ensure compliance with statutory duties and obligations and to protect the best interests of the client organisation.

•    To attend courts and tribunals undertaking advocacy where required.
•    To supervise junior members of the litigation team to ensure the provision of high quality, well researched and comprehensive legal advice within the timescales required by the client or the courts.
•    To act as a legal advisor to client organisations to ensure compliance with statutory duties and obligations and to protect the best interests of the client organisations.
•    To act as a source of legal advice and support to any of the client Committees and Directorates as directed to cover the absence of colleagues.
•    To represent clients in negotiations and discussions with third parties in matters regarding the areas of legal practice relevant to the post.
•    To support the Pathfinder Legal Services Leadership team in building and maintaining effective working relationships with clients to ensure the delivery of a seamless and client focussed service.
•    To promote Pathfinder Legal Services and to identify further areas of development to both existing and potential work streams.
•    To support the Pathfinder Legal Services Leadership team by complying with all of Pathfinder Legal’s practice management requirements including time recording and billing, SRA Compliance, Lexcel and other accreditation schemes.
•    To support the Pathfinder Legal Services Leadership team in developing and maintaining effective partnerships, networks and joint working arrangements to ensure the most effective provision of Legal Services to meet the needs and aspirations of clients.
•    To deputise for the Principal Lawyer (Litigation) where required.
•    To develop and provide legal input and deliver training courses for a range of professional clients to increase awareness of relevant legal issues and to improve their self-sufficiency.
•    To contribute to the development, training or mentoring of colleagues where required
•    To ensure the effective identification and management of risks associated with the relevant areas
of legal practice.
•    To carry out such other legal work and other tasks as required by the Director of Pathfinder Legal Services, Heads of Service or Principal Lawyer from time to time including work within other unrelated legal fields.
•    To act as an authorised signatory for an appropriate shareholder client.
•    To buddy, train and support colleagues.
 
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with initiative, a proactive approach to problem solving and a real commitment to the job. In return for this we can offer you an excellent benefits package alongside a flexible, modern working environment equipped with the technology needed to enable you to balance the pressures of a busy role.

Pathfinder Legal Benefits
•    Local Government Pensions Scheme – considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates.
•    Flexible working arrangements – we offer flexible hours and hybrid working which allows for remote working but we also require regular office attendance with the aim to give everyone a balanced work/life ratio.
•    Family Friendly policies including excellent Maternity, Paternity and Adoption entitlements.
•    An exceptional Employee Assistance Program which helps supports employees with workplace changes as well as other work, family and personal issues.
•    A generous minimum annual leave entitlement of 25 days, rising on 5 and 10 years service, plus public holidays. With the option to purchase more annual leave.

To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the Person Specification by clicking the 'Enquire/Apply' button below.

Closing date for applications: 7th October 2024 @ midday Interviews for this role will take place after the closing date. Number of vacancies for the role: 1

For a copy of the full Job Description and Person Specification and details of our other vacancies, please visit our website www.pathfinderlegal.co.uk/careers.

PLEASE NOTE: we will only accept applications where a supporting covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and a CV is submitted.

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