Childcare Lawyer

Halton (Local Authority role)

Initial 3-6 month contract

Rate: Umbrella, negotiable

37 hours per week

• Providing advice and guidance and other legal services as required to ensure that Directorates receive effective and high quality legal advice and services.
• Identifying, researching, and anticipating the effects on service provision of new developments in the law to ensure that clients are able to deliver timely and responsive services.
• Delivering training for Members, Officers and Legal Services staff and to participate in recognised national and regional group activities to improve understanding of legal and service issues and the quality of service provision.
• Providing legal and procedural advice to the Council’s Boards, Committees, Panels and Groups of Meetings to ensure that policy and operational decisions are taken in the most effective and beneficial way.
• Delivering legal advice to Officers and their staff to ensure that policy is formulated and operational decisions are taken on a sound legal basis.

If you have any questions about this role or wish to apply, please contact isobel@deekay.co.uk who will respond at the earliest convenience.