Job Description

Job description

Terms and Conditions: Full time, Permanent, 37 hours per week

Department: People

Interview date: w/c 6

th

October 2025

The Adult Social Care and Education Legal Team is a hard-working, highly motivated team of legal professionals striving to deliver the best possible legal service to our client departments. We work proactively and collaboratively in a friendly and supportive environment to achieve the best outcomes, and to support opportunities for training and development



We are looking to recruit a professional with experience in Adult Social Care matters

and/or

Education matters, and will work with the successful candidate to ensure appropriate allocation of work dependent upon their area of expertise.



We are proud to advise and represent the Adult Social Care and Children's Social Care and Education departments of the Council, both of which have recently been assessed as Good by the CQC and Ofsted respectively.



The team advises and represents the Adult Social Care department on all aspects of Adult Social Care law and practice including advice and representation in Court of Protection proceedings, and providing advice on e.g. Care Act duties, Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty, Ordinary Residence queries/disputes, Mental Health Act queries and Safeguarding.



The team also advises and represents the Education department on all aspects of education law and practice e.g. school admissions and exclusions, admissions appeals, policies etc. There will be a particular focus on advising on parental disputes relating to Education Health Care Plans, and representation in appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Tribunal.



We welcome applications from Solicitors, Barristers and Chartered Legal Executives with experience of Adult Social Care and/or Education law.



We offer a range of employee benefits including generous leave entitlement, flexible working, hybrid working, excellent pension provisions, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Service and Vivup rewards scheme. We are based in modern offices in the Town Hall which is close to transport links.



For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Samantha Vickery, Principal Solicitor for Adult Social Care and Education on 01254 585546 or email Samantha.vickery@blackburn.gov.uk



The role is subject to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's vetting process and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Job details

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Job reference
REQ04287
Date posted
02/09/2025
Application closing date
28/09/2025
Location
Blackburn with Darwen
Salary
Grade I, SCP 34-38 45,091 to 49,282
Package
Blank
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Job category/type
Council