About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

To provide comprehensive legal advice and support across all areas of children’s social care law. This includes involvement in pre-proceedings processes such as Legal Planning Meetings and Public Law Outline (PLO) work, as well as providing legal expertise on a range of court applications and orders. These may include Emergency Protection Orders, Care and Supervision Orders, Secure Accommodation and Deprivation of Liberty applications, and adoption proceedings. A key part of the role will also involve undertaking advocacy in the Family Court where appropriate, ensuring representation and guidance are effectively delivered. You will join a collaborative and supportive team of skilled and approachable lawyers, dedicated to delivering high-quality legal services.

About the team

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a Lexcel-accredited in-house legal team that is committed to delivering an efficient, high-quality legal service. By joining our team, you will play a vital role in supporting the council to achieve its corporate priorities and make a meaningful difference to the community. We are seeking confident, motivated, and resilient individuals who bring strong communication and influencing skills to the table. As part of our excellent and welcoming legal team, you will be surrounded by supportive colleagues who are dedicated to excellence and collaboration, making this an ideal environment to grow and thrive professionally.

About you

The successful candidate will be a qualified solicitor, barrister, or Chartered Legal Executive (CILEX), ideally with at least 2 years post-qualification experience in children’s social care law. You will have the expertise to manage your own caseload independently, providing clear and accurate advice while staying up-to-date with developments in the field.

Strong communication and organisational skills are essential, along with the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders. Being a collaborative and supportive team player, you will contribute to the positive and professional culture of our legal team.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.    Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.     Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk

Closing date: 6 April 2025 @ 23:59

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