Litigation Lawyer - Cambridge
17 hours ago
Norwich
Looking for a role where your legal expertise delivers real public impact and where your career can grow with it? We’re looking for Litigation Lawyers to join our collaborative team and play a key role at the centre of high-impact public sector work, providing legal advice that directly supports our communities. We have opportunities at both Lawyer and Senior Lawyer level , and we’re open to a range of experience. If you have strong litigation skills and are ready to develop your career in a supportive, forward-thinking team, we’d like to hear from you. You’ll provide clear, practical legal advice to officers and members across the partnership, and your work will include: • Advising on a wide range of litigation matters across the County Court, High Court and Tribunals, • Managing your own caseload, including preparing legal documentation and representing the councils at hearings, • Supporting key service areas including housing, licensing and regulatory matters As a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or CILEX Fellow with litigation experience, you’ll enjoy providing practical, solution-focused legal advice and working collaboratively across organisations. Whether you’re already operating at a senior level or looking to take the next step, we offer the opportunity to grow and make a real impact. Why join us? As well as being part of a highly respected shared legal service , working on varied and meaningful legal work across three councils ___: • Excellent learning and development opportunities, • Access to the ___ (LGPS) and Additional Voluntary Contribution (Shared AVC) Scheme, • Agile and Flexible working options, • Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days after five years’ service, plus 8 days public holidays (pro rata for part time), with the option to purchase additional leave, • Family friendly policies and Flexible Bank Holidays, • Confidential wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme and Your Care wellbeing platform, • Staff reward and recognition framework, including an annual staff awards ceremony, • Professional Membership Fees paid for, dependent on role, • Salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle to Work, Gymn Membership and Home & Electronics, • Lifestyle Savings with over 750 discounts from the UK’s leading retailers, restaurants, supermarkets, attractions and more, • Free swimming at CCC swimming pools, • Subsidy for public transport, • Relocation Assistance may be payable in approved cases Contract: Permanent Salary: The range for salary is dependent on experience and sits either in our City Pay Band 6 £41,771 - £47,181 per annum or our City Pay Band 8 £52,413 - £56,782 per annum, pro rata for part time. Location: This is flexible with our office bases between Cambourne, Cambridge and Huntingdon as service need dictates but also you can balance this with working from home. More Information: You can click on the links here to find out more information about ___, ___, our ___, ___ or ___. If you would like an informal chat, please contact Application Process: To be considered for this role, please click ‘Apply Online’ and submit an application. If you are an internal candidate you can apply by logging in to your ___ (ESS ) and access the ‘Useful Links’ (top right of the dashboard, under the person icon ) and click on ‘CCC Job Opportunities’. Cambridge City Council is an Equal Opportunity employer and embraces diversity, creating an inclusive environment for all employees.