Solicitor

About this job

PERMANENT: 37 hours per week (Part Time Considered)

SALARY: £40,221 to £43,421

LOCATION: Tiverton

Are you a lawyer who would welcome being part of a small and friendly legal team? Do you have experience in one or more of the following areas: Planning; Housing; Litigation (Civil/Criminal) and Advocacy; Local Authority Law and Governance; Data Protection/FOI; Licensing? Do you relish researching quirky points of law in response to professional client queries and making things happen? Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge with colleagues as part of a drive to secure continuous improvement in your team’s service to in-house clients? Then this is the job for you! If you are successful in your application, we can offer you the opportunity to work in a hybrid manner (with some office work when needed) on full or part time hours of work.

At Mid Devon District Council, our benefits include:

- Competitive rates of pay

- Local Government Pension Scheme

- Generous annual leave entitlement

- A flexible benefits scheme including access to a discount shopping (online and high street) and events

- Discounted leisure membership

- Free DBS check

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Excellent training and development opportunities

- Free parking at site

- Flexible Working Hours scheme

For an informal discussion about the role, please call Deborah Sharpley, Legal Services Manager on 01884 234303. For full details please read the Job Description and Person Specification - DL02 - Solicitor

The Job Description refers to the level of competencies required for this post. For an explanation of what this means, please see Core Competencies. A satisfactory basic disclosure check and three years complete employment history will be requested in the event of you being offered the position. Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor skilled worker visas at this time. For more information on pre-employment checks, please review the documents found here.

How to apply

Please download and complete our Job Application Form and send to Opportunities@middevon.gov.uk. Alternatively, print and send by post to: Human Resources Mid Devon District Council Phoenix House Phoenix Lane Tiverton, Devon EX16 6PP Please remember to quote the following post and vacancy numbers:

POST NUMBER: DL02

VACANCY NUMBER: 2024077

CLOSING DATE: 12 July 2024 at 1:00pm

MDDC reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups. We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments. We're committed to Equality of Opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. If we've not contacted you within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Thank you for showing an interest in this vacancy and we wish you every success with your on-going job search.