Company: Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Council
Location: Stafford
Job Description:
Overview
In this Senior Lawyer role, you will lead complex childcare caseloads within an in-house Legal Services team dedicated to protecting children and supporting families. You will supervise and mentor junior lawyers, coordinate case work, and represent the council at meetings and court hearings. Your expertise in childcare law will drive high-quality advocacy and service delivery, while contributing to professional development and staff wellbeing. This position offers a meaningful public service role with an emphasis on leadership, collaboration, and work–life balance.
Pay / Benefits
- flexible working
- professional development
- staff wellbeing
- salary
- genuine commitment to work-life balance
- equal opportunities employer
Responsibilities
- Manage complex childcare casework and represent the department at related meetings and court hearings
- Conduct advocacy in court for childcare matters when required
- Demonstrate understanding of the Council’s work in this area
- supervise and mentor staff, coordinate and delegate cases/tasks to a team
- Adhere to Lexcel quality standards and time-recording to maintain professional standards
- Handle confidential data sensitively and securely
Key requirements
- Qualified Chartered Legal Executive with practice rights, Solicitor or Barrister
- Comprehensive understanding of childcare law
- Public sector experience in childcare work (not essential to have local government experience)
- Clear, confident communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Effective time management and prioritisation under pressure
- Ability to delegate work to generate capacity
- clear communication
- attention to detail
- time management
- childcare law
- Lexcel quality standards compliance
- court advocacy
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Posted: November 1st, 2026