Community Care Solicitor and/or Supervisor

Salary range: £28,840 – £46,350 (depending on experience)

Hours: 35hrs/week

Reporting to: Senior Solicitor and Managing Director

Southern England Law Centre is a well-funded and growing Law Centre that provides specialist legal advice and representation for South and Southwest England.  

We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate Community Care Legal Aid Supervisor to establish and develop a specialist Community Care Law programme, with a view to supervising a Community Care Legal Aid contract.  

The Role 

You will supervise and conduct the full range of Community Care Legal Aid matters.   

As this is a new department, you will develop and implement relevant processes and procedures.  

Person Specification 

The ideal candidate for the position will have: 

• Community Care Legal Aid Supervisor status; 

• A minimum of 4 years PQE, with demonstrable experience and knowledge of Community Care Law, hold a current valid practising certificate;  

• Experience in community care law advocacy; 

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills; 

• An ability to deal with people in difficult and pressurised situations; 

• Experience of advocating with agencies or services; 

• The ability to formulate complex legal documents; 

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines and targets. 

Employee Benefits

In return, we offer the following benefits for our employees: 

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays  

• Employee Assistance Programme 

• Enhanced sickness pay (subject to length of service) 

• Enhanced employer pension contributions 

• Salary sacrifice pension scheme 

• Opportunity for hybrid working and flexibility 

• Personal development and career progression opportunities. 

This role will require the successful candidate to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check and disclose information which would otherwise be considered “spent” under the provision of the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974. 

If you are interested in applying for this role, please email HR@witlslawcentre.co.uk to HR@selc.org.uk to  request an information pack.