We have an exciting full-time, permanent opportunity for a Senior Legal Adviser to join our Legal Services Team. A small, dedicated team of Lawyers central to the work of Mencap across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We work closely with Mencap’s Teams and Directorates across the organisation to ensure that they operate safely and securely, and providing advice on complex issues.
At Mencap, we offer flexibility about where the role is undertaken. In this case, the role is mainly undertaken remotely, but a willingness to travel to the Peterborough and London Offices from time to time for meetings is essential. Occasionally, it will be necessary to travel nationwide. We would also consider a 4 day week for the right candidate.
The Senior Legal Adviser will provide high quality and robust legal advice and assistance to support Mencap’s Personal Support (PS) Service Operations Teams for England, Wales and Northern Ireland:
1)with mainly contentious matters arising within the PS Services; and
2)ensuring the provision of suitable housing agreements are in place
The Senior Legal Adviser will represent the Legal Services in advising and producing correspondence and documentation for the Operations Teams on some contentious matters, which arise from time to time. They will further give advice and support to managers on a range of matters relating to the delivery of our services, including housing arrangements; service level agreements and housing management agreements; property maintenance, insurance; data protection; small claims and legal challenges against Mencap’s P S Services.
This individual will be working with external parties also, including external Experts, Commissioning Authorities, NHS Trusts and Boards, Brokers and Insurers, Housing Providers and Emergency Services.
Qualifications:
For this role, you would need to be a Solicitor or Barrister qualified to practise in England, preferably holding a practising certificate. Previous in-house experience would be viewed positively.
Essential key skills, experience & abilities required for this role:
· 5+ years PQE, gained in dispute resolution and property and housing law
· Excellent dispute resolution and claims handling skills
· Solid awareness of GDPR provisions
· Experience and good technical expertise in housing law
· Analytical thinker and problem-solving skills.
· Confident and effective communicator across all levels and understand how to share insights with stakeholders.
· Excellent time management and strong collaborator
· Dynamic self-starter, with a sound ability to manage your own workload.
If this role sounds like the move that you were looking for, then please provide an up to date CV that demonstrates all your skills and experiences relevant for this role and tell us why you want to join Mencap. You can read more in depth information about this role in the Job Description.
First stage interviews are being held via TEAMS w/c 23rd or w/c 30th November.