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Principal Solicitor

Salary details: £ - £

Location
County Hall, Matlock
Reference
JOB/25/00240
Salary details
Grade 14 £53,166 - £59,080 per annum Plus a £5,000 Market Supplement is attached to this post, to be reviewed September 2025
Job term
Full Time
Appointment type
Permanent
Hours
37 hours per week
Closing Date
23 February 2025

We are looking for  a Principal Lawyer to join our expanding  and successful Regulatory, Safeguarding and Litigation  legal team.    You will be joining an established team of over 30 lawyers, para legal and business support officers. You will work closely with client departments providing legal advice and support on a range of complex social care and local government matters. 

In addition to playing a key role in relation to the leadership of the team you will also provide legal advice on complex  areas  of work for both the  Adult  Social Care and Health  and Children's Services  departments.

The  team  adopts an agile working policy with flexible working arrangements which includes access to  a range of bases as well as remote or home working.  The team are very approachable and have developed very strong and resilient arrangements for communication and support  with a duty system in place to ensure an immediate point of contact. 

You will be a qualified Barrister, Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with an  Advocacy Certificate  who shares the  Council's ambition to work together with our partners and communities to be an enterprising council, delivering value for money and enabling local people and places to thrive.

Provisional Interview Date: 5 March 2025 

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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This role currently offers hybrid working options which will be to subject service needs, there'll be an opportunity to discuss working arrangements for this position at interview.