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Adult Social Care Lawyer
CR/003675_1749732231
Posted: 12/06/2025
- £50 - £60 per hour
- South East England
- Contract/Interim
- Legal, Local Government & Public Sector
Adult Social Care Lawyer
Full Time / Part Time
£50 - 60 per hour
Remote or Hybrid Working
A qualified Adult Social Care Lawyer is required to join a local authority based in the South East for a period of 6 months with the view to extension thereafter on a full-time or part-time working basis.
The successful Adult social care locum will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive and will ideally have previous experience of working in the public sector however, private practice candidates will be considered.
You will be able to work on a remote/hybrid working basis for the duration of the assignment and will be working with a supportive and friendly team with shared paralegal support across the social care legal teams.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience in the legal public sector with the opportunity of a more permanent role and opportunities in progression and management available further into the role.
Our Client is ideally seeking someone with experience of undertaking a range of adult social care matters to include but not limited to;
- Court of protection
- Deprivation of liberty
- Mental Health matters
- Mental Capacity matters
- Community care
Adult Social Care Lawyers who are looking for both full time and part time employment will be considered by our client. The client is flexible with a working pattern to accommodate the right candidate.
We encourage interested applicants to apply immediately to be considered for short listing. Alternatively should you require further information or wish to discuss your suitability before applying please contact Lewis Dainty in our Manchester office for a confidential discussion.
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Lewis Dainty
Senior Consultant