Solicitor/Barrister (Employment & Litigation) - Ref RT13421

• £33,504 - £37,476 per annum (actual salary)
• Part-time (29hrs 36mins), permanent

Walsall Council, a unitary authority, provides a wide variety of litigious work within a reasonable geographical area. You will be working with a highly motivated, close knit and well supported team.

An opportunity has arisen to join a highly motivated but very busy Employment and Litigation team. The post holder will be required to manage their own case load in employment and litigation matters, to attend various courts and Tribunals and to undertake advocacy as required. Experience in complex civil, criminal and employment law is essential to this post.

There are excellent opportunities for the successful candidate to develop their careers within the council.

Walsall is a great place to work, with much to offer and extensive regeneration, including a recently rebuilt hospital and college, development of the Walsall Waterfront offering new residential accommodation, hotels and leisure facilities and is seeing ongoing investment in its town centre and retail provision.  As an employer we provide an attractive employment package that includes:

• A generous annual leave entitlement offering a minimum 28 days leave per year (for this post) plus 9 concessionary days and in addition to a flexible working scheme that allows up to a further 12 days leave per year
• Access to an award winning pension scheme
• Recent development of the working environment which has created a modern professional space in which to work with improved technology that allows agile working
• Promotion of training and development opportunities to all our employees to help them progress and gain new skills
• A genuine commitment to equality of opportunity for our staff and customers – we aim to employ a representative workforce that reflects the communities we serve

We advertise vacancies because we want the best talent available. If that's you, we're waiting for your application.

Should you have any queries or questions about the roles, please contact:

Iqbal Javed – Head of Law
Email javed.iqbal@walsall.gov.uk

View Job Description & Employee Specification

• Closing date: 5 December 2021
• Interview date: W/C 13 December 2021

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.  The postholder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.