Assistant Lawyer Litigation & Regulatory

Assistant Lawyer Litigation & Regulatory

Post No: TBC

Salary: Starting from £41,511 to £44,711 per annum (pro rated for 22.2 hours per week Starting from £24,906.60 to £26,826.60 per annum)

Grade: Grade 7

Hours: 22.2 hours per week

Place of work: Worthing Town Hall with Flexible working 

Closing date: 20th May 2025

Interviews: To be confirmed

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Legal Services Section, providing a joint legal service to Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council for a solicitor, barrister or legal executive with knowledge and experience primarily in employment law to join the Litigation and Regulatory team, reporting to the Senior Lawyer and Deputy Monitoring Officer.  The team deals with a wide variety of areas including employment, housing, criminal and civil litigation, planning and licensing. 

In this role, you will also assist the team in dealing with general litigation matters, researching and analysing legislation, advising on its interpretation and providing innovative, proactive and pragmatic advice to Officers and Members of both Councils.  

We are looking for a positive, driven and innovative professional with excellent analytical and research skills, who is a good team player, self-motivated and has the ability to give clear, accurate and practical legal advice.

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. 

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees.  This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Local Government Pension
• Training & development
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee resource groups/networks 
• Buddy Support Programme  
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.

For an informal discussion about the role, please telephone Caroline Perry, Senior Lawyer and Deputy Monitoring Officer, on 01903 221081.