Employment Lawyer (PO3 to PO5)

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Job title: Employment Lawyer (PO3 to PO5)

Job Category: Legal

Location: 6 Brixton Hill, London, Lambeth, SW2 1RW, London Borough of Lambeth

Hours per week: 35

Salary £49.48 per hour

To start ASAP

The London Borough of Lambeth is seeking an experienced Employment Lawyer to join its Legal Services team on a temporary to **permanent basis (**subject to application).

You will provide high-quality legal advice across employment matters, manage a varied caseload, prepare cases for hearings as required.

The role will involve working closely with client departments, senior officers, and external stakeholders, while supporting the Senior and Principal Lawyers and contributing to wider Council projects.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide legal advice on employment matters.

2. Manage and progress a varied caseload.

3. Draft pleadings and other legal documents.

4. Prepare for and attend court and tribunal hearings.

5. Work closely with Council departments, senior officers, and external Counsel.

6. Support corporate projects and recruitment-related legal work.

7. Supervise junior staff where appropriate at PO5 level.

8. Maintain accurate case records and meet agreed deadlines.

Essential Requirements

1. Qualified Solicitor.

2. Relevant post-qualification experience in and strong knowledge of employment law.

3. Experience using Microsoft Word and electronic case management systems.

4. Local government experience is desirable.

Senior-Level Experience

For PO4/PO5 appointments, candidates should have extensive/substantial experience, including complex casework, and, at PO5 level, the ability to conduct complex matters with minimal supervision and supervise junior staff.

*May require 1 day per week in the office

** Permanent recruitment subject to application

Job title: Assistant Finance Officer – Exchequer Services (SC6 - SO1)

Job Category: Financial

Location: Lambeth Town Hall, 2 Brixton Hill, Brixton, Lambeth, SW2 1RW, London Borough of Lambeth

Hours per week: 35

Salary £20.55 per hour

3 days remote, 1-2 day in the office.

Initial training 2-3 days in the office for 2 weeks.

Sundry or ASC debtor collector with more than 3 years of recent experience.

Manage over 900 accounts.

Pro-active.

Team player.

Credit Controller with more than 3 years of recent experience.

Able to manage c1,000 accounts.

Pro-active Team player.

Strong IT skills.

Experience of Oracle is a benefit.

Personable.

Basic DBS.

Experience

A minimum of three years' recent collect experience within a local authority.

Experience of independently managing a Housing Benefit Overpayment caseload, prioritising workloads and progressing recovery action with minimal supervision.

Experience of applying Housing Benefit legislation, recovery regulations and departmental procedures when determining and progressing appropriate recovery action.

Experience of liaising with customers, the Department for Work and Pensions, enforcement agents and internal stakeholders to maximise recovery and resolve complex cases.

Experience of independently managing an Adult Social Care debt portfolio, prioritising workloads and progressing cases to resolution with minimal supervision.

Experience of recovering charges arising from financial assessments, care charges and deferred payment agreements, applying relevant legislation, policies and recovery procedures.

Experience of working with vulnerable customers, their representatives and partner organisations to achieve appropriate debt recovery outcomes.

Essential Skills

Sound knowledge of Housing Benefit Overpayment recovery legislation, regulations and recovery methods including PDP, DEA, BTR etc.

Ability to analyse customer circumstances and make informed decisions on appropriate recovery action in accordance with legislation and policy.

Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage difficult conversations and achieve positive recovery outcomes.

Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and housing benefit, revenues or financial management systems.

Main purpose of post

� To provide a proactive customer focused exchequer service to given service areas and suppliers, taking personal responsibility to resolving issues/problems in a collaborative manner (where appropriate) to ensure a positive outcome is achieved and excellent customer service is delivered.

� To proactively develop strong working relationships with given service and support functions to manage and deliver services for that area, ensure proper processes are being followed, being a point of contact, improve communication and automation of tasks.

� To support the development of financial competence and awareness of the correct exchequer processes for end users to use within the Council, including compliance from them.

� To provide administrative financial support and advice within respective service areas and also to a range of customers. Providing financial information in a timely manner; including but not limited to:

o All local finance processes and transactions are properly carried out, and that a clear audit trail is maintained

o Contributing to financial reporting

Key Accountabilities Scale 6

1. Provide effective, responsive, proactive and valued exchequer support with given areas, work with and support them in achieving their outcomes while driving financial improvements and delivering excellent customer service. This includes taking personal responsibility and ownership to resolve any issues/problems that may arise, working through them individually or collaboratively with colleagues, other service areas and suppliers to resolve those issue and ensure positive outcomes are delivered.

Final June 2022

2. To provide administrative financial support and advice within respective service areas and also to a range of customers. Providing financial information in a timely manner; including but not limited to: All local finance processes and transactions are properly carried out, and that a clear audit trail is maintained and contributing to financial reporting