Adult Social Care Lawyer
2 days ago
Sheffield
🔹 Adult Social Care Lawyer (Locum) 🔹 📍 South Yorkshire | Hybrid / Remote Considered 💷 £55–£60 per hour 📅 3-month contract | January 2026 start CRA Consulting is working with a large, well-established public sector organisation in South Yorkshire to recruit an experienced Adult Social Care Lawyer for an initial 3-month locum assignment, starting January 2026. This is a strong opportunity to join a supportive, experienced in-house legal team, with a realistic caseload, clear processes, and a steady pipeline of adult social care work. 🔍 The Role You’ll provide legal advice and case support across a broad range of Adult Social Care matters, working closely with social workers, managers, and senior stakeholders to support lawful, proportionate decision-making. 🧩 Key Responsibilities • Advising on Care Act 2014 matters, • Managing Court of Protection applications and proceedings, • Advising on Mental Capacity Act and DoLS, • Supporting safeguarding, ordinary residence, and funding disputes, • Drafting legal advice, reports, and court documentation, • Working collaboratively with social care teams and senior officers ✅ About You • Qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive or Barrister, • Hands-on Adult Social Care experience (essential), • Confident handling Court of Protection and mental capacity matters, • Previous local authority / public sector experience preferred, • Comfortable stepping into a locum role and hitting the ground running 💼 What’s on Offer • £55–£60 per hour (PAYE or umbrella options available), • Initial 3-month contract, with potential extension, • January 2026 start, • Hybrid or remote working considered (service dependent), • Well-structured team with experienced support 📩 Interested? For a confidential discussion or to apply, contact: Rob Addy Director – CRA Consulting 📞 07378 123456 ✉️ Keywords / Hashtags for LinkedIn reach: #AdultSocialCare #LocumLawyer #LocalAuthorityLaw #PublicSectorLegal #CourtOfProtection #CareAct #MentalCapacityAct #DoLS #LegalJobsUK #CRALegal #CRAConsulting