Job Description

Job Title: Senior Adult Social Care Lawyer
Location: Sheffield City Centre (with predominantly home-working)
Salary: 52,500 to 56,500
Contract: Full Time, Permanent (part-time considered)
Role Overview & Daily Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to a multidisciplinary group of lawyers and legal officers, ensuring strong performance and professional development.
• Oversee and take responsibility for the delivery of high-quality, consistent legal advice and representation in adult social care matters.
• Personally manage and conduct some of the most sensitive and complex cases, often with a high public profile.
• Champion innovation and service improvement, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and value.
• Support recruitment, training, and mentoring to build a skilled, motivated, and resilient team.
• Represent the authority with confidence in court proceedings as well as at panels, boards, and committees.
• Work collaboratively with senior colleagues across the legal service to provide a joined-up, cost-effective legal offer.

Employee Benefits Package:

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Rising holiday entitlement in line with service (up to 31 days plus BH's)
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Enhanced pension contributions (19% employer contributions)
• Occupational health scheme
• Eye care
• Employee assistance programme
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working
• Agile working
• Discounted products & services
• Salary sacrifice schemes - Electric vehicles, private medical insurance, childcare vouchers etc..

Organisation Overview:

• This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large and respected local authority legal service. The department supports a diverse city and plays a key role in enabling vital services through clear, practical legal advice
• The Adult Social Care Team specialises in complex and rewarding work under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. The team advises on safeguarding, capacity, and community care matters, often representing the authority in the Court of Protection.
• Lawyers here work closely with social care professionals on sensitive and high-impact cases, making a real difference to vulnerable adults. The service is collaborative, supportive, and committed to professional development, offering a meaningful and varied career in public law.

Introducing CRA Consulting:

• CRA Consulting are a specialist legal recruiter, operating across the UK. CRA works in partnership with reputable law firms with either local, regional, national or international presence. We recruit at all levels from board, director and partnership level through to support staff.
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How to Apply:

• If this Senior Lawyer vacancy, please click the apply button. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss with Rhys Spencer who is managing this vacancy, call 0114 241 8030 for a confidential discussion.
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Additional Information:

• CRA Legal follow strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
• This Senior Lawyer vacancy is very popular with the local legal community, so please apply quickly to ensure your application is considered. As part of our candidate registration and care process we at CRA Legal aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 working days.

Skills Required