We have an opportunity available within our Law and Governance department

The position is permanent, 37 hours a week based in the beautiful county of Pembrokeshire, adjacent to the world-famous Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

About you:

We are looking to recruit a qualified Lawyer to assist the Principal Solicitor in the Litigation team in dealing with the legal needs of Pembrokeshire County Council’s Directorates and its officers, undertaking contentious work, including advocacy. Knowledge of Local Government practice and procedures is desirable.

You will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive (CILEX) with relevant experience in litigation with a thorough knowledge of contentious matters.

About Pembrokeshire:

With its breath-taking scenery, coastal lifestyle and a range of leisure activities, Pembrokeshire has a lot to offer; and so do we. As well as a supportive management team, the following is just a taster of the range of benefits of joining the PCC team:

• Generous Annual Leave of up to 31 days.
• Membership of the Local Government ‘career average' defined benefit pension scheme.
• Flexible and agile working options.
• A wide range of resources to support your health and wellbeing, including a professional in-house occupational health service and access to counselling services.
• Generous occupational maternity and paternity pay plan, on top of statutory benefits.
• Access to employee discounts on a range of products, services and attractions including leisure centres.
• Salary sacrifice car and cycle schemes. 

For further details and an informal chat please contact Jeffrey Harries, Principal Solicitor (Litigation), on 01437 775789 or Jeffrey.Harries@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Safeguarding
 
Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2023.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.

Closing date: 25 March 2025

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