Adult Social Care Lawyer

Are you a qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive with experience of Commercial Law? Are you enthusiastic, flexible and enjoy teamwork?  If so, we have a fantastic permanent opportunity as an Adult Social Care Lawyer, and in addition we can offer some fantastic benefits:

• Salary from £45,718 to £49,764 per annum
• Full-time – 37 hours a week
• Hybrid / Flexible working
• Pension scheme – 19% total contribution (you pay approximately 6.5%) and by joining the scheme this includes Death in service cover of 3 x your salary
• Annual leave – 26 days plus bank holidays increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service plus bank holidays AND you can buy additional leave should you need to!
• Employee Assistance scheme, store discounts, flexi hours scheme, cycle to work scheme and much more!

This exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Legal Services team at Sheffield City Council as an Adult Social Care Lawyer. The Adult Social Care team deal with the full range of adult social care law cases, including matters relating to the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Court of Protection. 

The successful candidate will:

• Be responsible for providing authoritative advice to the Councils Officers and Members, ensuring that decisions are lawful.
• Manage their own caseload, which will include complex and interesting areas of law.

For the role, you would need to have:

• Recognised Legal qualification (Solicitor, Barrister or FCILEX)
• Understanding of legal case management systems and process knowledge
• Technical knowledge in the specialist area of Adult Social Care Law