Job Description

Lawyer Advocate

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Date: 20 Oct 2025
Job Location:
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.



Job Title: Lawyer Advocate Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 1, 2nd Floor Salary: 41,771 - 51,356 per annum (depending upon experience) Hours per Week: 37.00 Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 03/11/2025 Job Requisition Number: 4109 This post is open to job share

Child Protection Lawyers (With opportunity for career progression)

Salary from

41,771 - 51,356 depending upon experience.

About The Role

Our lawyers play a vital role in improving outcomes for children. If you want that sense of satisfaction that comes from knowing that your work has made a difference to someone else's life for good, why not come and join our dedicated team? As you would expect, we believe that such dedication deserves an equal commitment from us. Those who join us are rewarded not only with genuine career progression opportunities but also a salary commensurate with knowledge and experience in child protection law and practice.



We work in a business focused agile way, so that we are there when and where our clients need us. We also recognise that we all have career/life goals and run a flexible working scheme, including working from home to ensure you get the work/life balance you deserve.

About You

As a Lawyer you will have experience of child protection. You will work as part of the wider busy team within the children and families section but you will be in one of the pods and have a smaller team of lawyers, paralegals, senior legal assistants and legal assistants to support you.





You will need to have an ability to command the respect, trust and confidence of your clients and senior managers as well as the court.





Gloucestershire is a great place to live and work and when you combine it with generous leave and support to meet career aspirations, it becomes more attractive. What's more, where appropriate, there is a contribution towards relocation and for the longer term there is a pension which provides some great retirement benefits and life insurance.





If you believe that you have the commitment, the skills and the track record to make a difference, please apply to us by 3rd November 2025.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:



Flexible and agile working opportunities



25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service



An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)



Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family



Career development and qualification opportunities



Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision



Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)



Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone



An in-house Occupational Health service



Employee discount scheme



Cycle to Work scheme



Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)



Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the "Apply Now" Button.





For an informal discussion about the role please contact kelly.forrest@gloucestershire.gov.uk





Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and the provision dates for interviews is 14th or 21st November 2025.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-





Lawyer Grade 9 - Job Profile



Lawyer Grade 10 - Job Profile



The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.





Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.



We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.



It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.



Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.