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Litigation and Licensing Lawyer Salary: £47,181 - £50,269 (plus a market supplement of £7k until December 2027) Location: Halton Borough Council, Widnes, Cheshire Working: Hybrid Permanent About the Litigation and Licensing Lawyer role: Sellick Partnership is proud to be working with a well-regarded Local Authority in the North West. We are looking for a Litigation and Licensing Lawyer to join the Legal Services Department at Halton Borough Council to provide support services across the Council’s departments, including Environmental Health, Trading Standards, Community Safety and Protection, Environmental Services, Planning, Highways and Licensing. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an amazing legal team who are well connected in the North West region, through excellent transport links between Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London. A current transformation project of the legal team means that it is an exciting time to join the council as they continue to develop and transform the delivery of legal services. Key duties of the Litigation and Licensing Lawyer: As Litigation and Licensing Lawyer, you will be responsible for: · Handling a caseload of local authority prosecutions from start to finish, including conducting advocacy in the Magistrates’ Court · Advising on licensing, including matters under the Licensing Act 2003 and the taxi licensing regimes, and acting as the Legal Advisor to the Regulatory Sub-Committee and Taxi Licensing Sub-Committee · Dealing with civil litigation matters such as statutory appeals and judicial review You will be an integral part of a professional legal team delivering legal advice and support to all aspects of the Council’s services, you will be a positive and highly motivated person who is confident, versatile and innovative. Ideal requirements of the Litigation and Licensing Lawyer: · The ideal candidate will have previous experience of criminal litigation and advocacy, including trial advocacy · Will have experience of licensing, although training will be provided for the right candidate · Will be a problem solver, have the ability to work as part of a team and independently · The ability to communicate effectively with officers internally, and externally with courts, barristers, and professional bodies is essential · Local government experience is desirable, but we welcome applications from people from all parts of the legal sector · You will be a qualified Solicitor/Barrister/FILEX with a current Practising Certificate This is a fantastic opportunity for an established lawyer with a good understanding of Litigation and Licensing law to join a progressive organisation and diversify their skillset and experience. Benefits of the Litigation and Licensing Lawyer include: · Local Government Pension Scheme · Flexible working – agile working arrangements and unrivalled flexibility in terms of working hours and location · A generous minimum annual leave entitlement, starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays) · Access to a fully insured hybrid/electric car through the Council’s car leasing/salary sacrifice scheme · Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme How to apply for the Litigation and Licensing Lawyer role: To apply, please submit your CV and/or cover letter via this page or alternatively, contact Ciara D’Arcy in the Sellick Partnership Manchester office. Synonyms: Solicitor | Lawyer | Advocate | Associate | Barrister | Legal Practitioner

Join us as an Advocacy Creation CX Manager at Barclays, where you'll be primarily responsible for analysing key drivers of advocacy and associated actions and activities, monitoring key advocacy and engagement trends across industry, learning and adapting to best practices from finance and other (technology, travel telco etc) industries, collaborating across the organisation to identify opportunities to create customer promoters and advocates. Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application. To be successful as an Advocacy Creation CX Manager at Barclays, you should have experience with: Customer Centricity Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Data driven decision making Strong communication and interpersonal skills Ability to influence and drive change across wide range of stakeholders Innovation mindset Commercial minded to connect CX to commercial business value Some other highly valued skills may include: Results-oriented and focused You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role can be based in either Manchester, Glasgow, Northampton or London. Purpose of the role To manage and develop existing and new products and/or services; and where applicable, ownership of related customer and colleague journeys, develops the product strategy, drive change through Barclays execution teams, make key decisions in the product lifecycle and own associated outcomes for customers, colleagues and the bank, achieved through appropriate service level agreements, regulatory compliance, risk management and controls. Accountabilities Development of customer level strategies & solutions that are tailored to customers’ needs. Subject Matter Expert in the applicable Product/Proposition team and be able to confidently guide and advise stakeholders at all levels in the Bank on the application of existing and new products/propositions and related customer and colleague journeys. Development of product propositions, and/or service strategy, define the priorities for delivering the outcomes needed to deliver the strategy and lead execution of the priorities. Development of different commercial and business models through a strong understanding of the financial drivers of the P&L for the relevant segment/ proposition/ journey. Evaluation of the technical feasibility, legal compliance, and potential risks associated with the development and launch of the new product. Monitoring of market trends and analysis feedback from internal employees and target customers through prototypes, user testing sessions, and beta programs to identify areas for improvement to refine the product / process before launch. Management of comprehensive launch plans and technical deployments for products that establish rollout timelines, marketing strategies, training initiatives and communication channels to promote the launch new products effectively. Monitoring of key metrics such as adoption rates, usage patterns, customer satisfaction (including complaints), and revenue generation to assess the product's performance against set goals. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave

Join us as an Advocacy Creation CX Manager at Barclays, where you'll be primarily responsible for analysing key drivers of advocacy and associated actions and activities, monitoring key advocacy and engagement trends across industry, learning and adapting to best practices from finance and other (te