Assistant Principal Lawyer – Criminal Litigation and Regulatory Team

Job Description

HB Public Law, one of the country’s leading shared local authority legal practices, has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and enthusiastic lawyer to support the management of our expanding Criminal Litigation and Regulatory Team.

HB Public Law is an innovative and ambitious Lexcel accredited legal practice serving four local authority clients, schools and other public bodies in London and the home counties.

This is an exceptional opportunity for you to play an important role in shaping the redesigned Criminal Litigation and Regulatory Team, supporting the Principal Lawyer to expand it in size and take on new work areas. The role offers varied, high quality work, with supportive colleagues who are dedicated to public service and making a difference in local communities. The successful candidate will be expected to help develop a high performance culture within the team and support career progression and developing public sector lawyers of the future.

The successful candidate will have experience of local authority prosecution and other regulatory work, and be passionate about helping to manage the team to achieve positive outcomes. You will be expected to personally undertake matters of a more complex nature, with political awareness and sensitivity as required. You will support the Principal Lawyer to lead the team on matters including:

• Advising on and prosecuting regulatory and fraud offences, including appeals and judicial review
• Advising on licensing matters, including advising elected members at committee meetings, defending statutory appeals and advising on enforcement
• Advice to tackle anti-social behaviour and community tensions, such as the use of Public Spaces Protection Orders and other community orders
• Policy advice, including attending formal member meetings, on regulatory matters
• Other regulatory litigation work, commensurate with the skills of the team, including court and tribunal advocacy

You will also be expected to support client liaison arrangements and foster excellent working relationships amongst the team and between clients and lawyers. You will also play a role in the wider development of HB Public Law.

Although the legal practice works in a hybrid fashion, and so daily office attendance is not expected, you will be expected to work from our Harrow office at least one to two days per week, and/or at client offices and court when required.

Please use this link to the Role Profile/Selection Criteria to view the full role profile and to submit your C.V. and covering letter (which should confirm how you meet the criteria required).

About us

Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.

Other information

Support for candidates visit:Harrow.gov.uk Our behavioural indicators roles below G11 and above G11 Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow' Please click here to view Harrow Council's benefits

Important Note

To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.

As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. For further information, please contact us at resourcing@harrow.gov.uk

London Borough of Harrow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Harrow operates stringent, safer recruitment procedures.

Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

Harrow redeployees will be given priority consideration.

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