Employment Lawyer - Surrey Council - £42ph (UMB)

In this role you will manage a full, varied and demanding caseload and deliver innovative solutions with minimal supervision. Within the team the role holder will support and deliver both personally and through assisting in the management of the team and its resources, the council''s ambition to reduce reliance on external legal support.

As part of the role, you will be required to undertake and/or manage advocacy where required. This role will support the Monitoring Officer in respect of their duty to advise the County Council of any illegality or procedural default to enable the matter to be investigated.

The role will include contributing to the training of staff within the Council to ensure that they are kept up to date with the law and emerging issues.

Legal Services is expected to provide timely, clear and effective legal advice, representation and assistance to the County Council in order to enable the County Council to discharge their functions lawfully and effectively. Legal Services is developing a flexible and multi disciplinary working environment to deliver fit for purpose legal service. Accordingly, you will be expected to develop and widen your experience in practicing across the range of areas of law offered in the Service. We are a Lexcel accredited practice and all our work is carried out in accordance with Lexcel practice management standards.

Legal Services operates in a paper light environment, with minimal physical storage. The role holder will be required to manage and record their work contemporaneously using our electronic case management systems and keeping paper records to a minimum. We provide a flexible working environment. Within our offices the role holder will be expected to hot desk. The post holder must, if required by the role, be available to work and attend proceedings

Analysis, Reporting andamp; Documentation

* Identify issues, trends and opportunities that may have an impact in their area of responsibility to enable appropriate action to be taken.

* Lead the development of policy in the own area of specialism, contributing to the delivery of organisational objectives. Customer Service andamp; Support

* Evaluate existing service provision taking account of feedback and broader external developments, to ensure innovative solutions are proposed to maximise service quality, efficiency and continuity. * Apply specialist expertise and use judgement to make decisions where solutions are not obvious, to deliver services that meet customer requirements and service standards.

* Drive change and embed new ways of working to ensure high quality service delivery and value for money. Planning andamp; Organising

* Develop and ensure implementation of operational plans and play a key role in the formulation of strategic longer term plans for the area to fit broader functional and council strategy.

* Lead major projects and reviews and represent the business area in internal and/or external initiatives to enhance reputation and service delivery. Finance/Resource Management

* Manage allocated budget/resources/funding effectively and flexibly and control all related expenditure to ensure delivery of targets/objectives within budget. * Contribute to resource and budget planning within own area.

* Degree or equivalent professional qualification plus substantial experience at a senior management level in a specialist area.

* Knowledge of the principles of change management, project management and continuous improvement, and their practical application.

* Authoritative knowledge of t