Regulatory Solicitor

Overview

City of Wolverhampton Council,
Licensing/Regulatory
Solicitor/Barrister
. Contract type - full time, permanent. Full-Time 37 hours per week. Salary range - £52,413 - £56,730.

Our Team:
We are a multi-award winning, Lexcel accredited Legal Services team, ahead of the game when it comes to legal excellence, offering the opportunity to excel as individuals and as part of a team. The Civic Centre where Legal Services have dedicated office space has been modernised in recent years, offering an attractive and pleasant place to work. The City itself has seen rapid development with major projects planned to enhance Wolverhampton as a place to work, shop, study and enjoy our vibrant City.

For those travelling into the City, Wolverhampton benefits from excellent transport links to Birmingham, Shropshire and neighbouring Black Country towns. This is an exciting period for the City of Wolverhampton, the Council and our Legal Services team and a fantastic time to join us.

What The Role Offers You
: A career with our team offers opportunities to develop beyond qualification. Every member of the team has a learning and development plan personal to them and running alongside that an annual appraisal which, combined with mentoring and development within the wider leadership team, means that by joining us you will set your career on the right path for success. Legal Services are at the heart of the Council’s functions and are vital to its work.

This role gives you the opportunity to play an integral part in the City of Wolverhampton Council achieving its goals and aspirations. Our team continues to grow and expand, providing more opportunities for the best people to join us. We are looking to recruit a motivated Licensing Solicitor or Barrister. Candidates from both Local Government and Private Practice are welcomed.

This role will offer you the opportunity to:

• Manage your own varied caseload including but not limited to licensing;
• Support colleagues when required;
• Work with minimal supervision;
• Undertake technical and complex research which requires developed interpretation and analytical skills as well as partnership working with both colleagues and clients;
• Active involvement in client care and business development

• Handling a licensing caseload from start to finish including private hire, taxi licences and premises, including advising and advocacy both in internal mini-committees, full committees, and Courts
• Private hire taxi appeal hearings
• Drafting summons, indictments, case summaries and disclosure requests
• Attending Magistrates’ Court, committees and meetings including dealing with the Court lists
• Conducting litigation for client departments covering civil, regulatory crime and public law
• Working with and advising elected Members on the full range of practice areas and on standards issues
• A passion to further a career in Licensing
• Recent in-depth knowledge and post qualification licensing
• Advocacy experience and skills in all tiers of court and a willingness to undertake advocacy, particularly welcoming applications from those with an interest in developing their advocacy practice
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as demonstrable strengths in negotiation, drafting, persuading, and influencing
• An ability to command the respect, trust and confidence of clients, senior managers and the court
• Flexibility to assist other team members as required
• The ability to work confidently and effectively either alone or as part of a team
• A desire to develop legal skills to achieve technical excellence
• Willingness to take on challenges
• Solutions- and outcomes-focused; providing practical options by removing or working around barriers
• The ability to form strong working relationships with client departments to provide the best service to clients and residents of Wolverhampton
• To be organized with an eye for detail
• A practical and commercial approach
• Willingness to consistently go above and beyond to provide good client care, sound legal advice and high-quality work

• Competitive salary with pay progression through multiple increments
• Flexibl…