Lawyer (Litigation)

Location: Darlington, DL15

Reference: SCS243

Supply Care Solutions are a market-leading Medical, Social Care and Education recruitment consultancy, we offer a range of accredited services across the public sector, providing highly skilled, compliant professionals in all grades and specialties, including short, long term and permanent positions.

Location:  DARLINGTON DL15

Duration- ASAP UNTIL 02/02/2025

Job Overview:

To act as a key member of the Litigation Team, delivering legal services to the Council and external clients in relation to civil litigation. Provide a comprehensive and quality legal service on all aspects of civil litigation including debt recovery, housing disrepair claims and employment law matters.

• Provide a strategic and proactive civil litigation advisory and consultancy service to the Council and external clients, including undertaking legal research as required.
• Draft court applications, prepare witness statements, deal with correspondence, brief and instruct counsel and other experts, negotiate with other parties, oversee the preparation of bundles and ensure cases are ready for trial.
• Attend and present cases (subject to rights of audience) including contested hearings at courts, tribunals, panels and other hearings, as required, instructing counsel where appropriate.
• Attend and advise relevant committees or panels, such as Licensing or Introductory Tenancy Appeals.
• Investigate complaints of alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct by Elected Members.
• Assist the Principal Lawyer with the management of the team, including supporting and developing colleagues, demonstrating duties, instructing and checking the work of others.
• Ensure that all matters within your care and conduct are properly and expeditiously progressed in accordance with best practice

EXPERINCE ESSESTIAL – Experience of debt recovery, housing, licensing, civil litigation and prosecutions needed.

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