Legal Officer

Location: Hull and East Yorkshire

## Legal Officer Apply:
HU1:
Part time:
Posted Today:
End Date: 30 October 2026 (21 days left to apply):
JR0001137
** Number of Vacancies:
** 1
* * Time Type:
** Part time
** Worker Type:
** Fixed Term (Fixed Term)
** Proposed Interview Date:
** Monday, November 9, 2026
** Hours of Work:
** 18.5
** Hiring Manager:
** Louise Ede
** Contact Number:
*** Job Description

Summary:

** This is a Part Time Fixed Term Position    This post is fixed term until 31 July 2027 to cover for maternity leave    Interviews will take place on 9 & 10 November 2026    An opportunity has arisen for a candidate to join the Social Care Legal team as a part-time Legal Officer to cover a period of maternity leave. The Social Care team provides legal advice and support to Children, Young People & Family Services.
The successful candidate will support and advise where appropriate on a range of matters relating to children inclusive of, but not limited to, care proceedings, private law proceedings, adoption proceedings and pre-proceedings work.
You will have the opportunity to work alongside a large team, dealing with preparing cases for court and running your own caseload of pre-proceedings work, which will include advising social workers and undertaking Public Law Outline meetings. Ideally you will have experience of the public law outline and a sound knowledge of children law.
The successful candidate must be a team player with a pro-active approach to their work, have excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a busy environment. The successful candidate will be based at the Guildhall offices in Hull City Centre but will be expected to travel to social work offices located in Hull to conduct PLO meetings.
The Council provides a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of its officers. This includes flexible working policies to help balance home life with work commitments, generous annual leave and an excellent defined benefit pension scheme.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Louise Garner on  or e-mail      Please ensure your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as set out in the job description.
ROLE AND PURPOSE    To carry a complex caseload and give assistance to Lawyers dealing with property, planning, regeneration projects, debt collection, employment law, licensing and prosecutions e.g. for non – payment of council tax and parking fines, housing landlord, anti-social behaviour, education, civil litigation and associated litigation, child protection matters, vulnerable adults and Trading Standards, highways and transportation, food hygiene and other public protection matters.
To ensure that a high quality legal service is provided to support the Council that ensures sound risk assessment of the legal issues, high standards of health and safety for the community and best value for the Council.
** PRINCIPAL

ACCOUNTABILITIES :
** 1. Independently manage and effectively organise a legal caseload, sometimes complex, in order to meet client, Court or Tribunal timescales.  To provide oral and written legal advice to officers seeking professional guidance in contentious and very possibly complex cases, working under pressure to strict deadlines. Undertakes legal research to ensure correct advice is given and procedures followed.
2. Receive instructions, sometimes on an emergency basis, request supporting information and/or evidence from the relevant Council departments and consider the appropriate course of action to be taken.  Deal with claims by or against the Council and conduct and assist Lawyers in the conduct of County and High Court claims.
3. Use own initiative when drafting, preparing, reviewing,…