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Principal SEN Lawyer

Job Posted: 2 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: PE29, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Expire in: 25 days

Job Description

We are currently partnering with a Legal Firm working on behalf of local authorities based in East Midlands, who are recruiting for a Principal SEN Lawyer to join their growing team on a permanent or locum basis.

This is a full-time position with a salary band of £61,000 to £76,000 (subject to experience) and locum role is negotiable on experience.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  * To lead a team of lawyers providing a range of public sector clients with a professional and innovative legal service predominantly regarding Special Educational Needs and education matters

  * To act as a legal advisor to client organisations to ensure compliance with statutory duties and obligations and to protect the best interests of the client organisations

  * To provide supervision and manage the work of the team to ensure that professional guidance is given, that expertise is employed and work is allocated appropriately within the team

  * To provide overall management of the team’s complex and politically sensitive case load to ensure the provision of high quality, well researched and comprehensive legal advice

Skills and Experience required:

  * Experience on advising on, preparing and presenting SEN and educational law matters

  * Have a demonstrated understand of local government Legal frameworks, including civil and criminal cases

  * Experience of advocacy in courts and tribunals

Rewards and Benefits:

  * Hybrid working

  * Flexible working days

Working hours:

  * 37 hours per week

  * Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

  * On-site once per month

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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