Solicitor

at  Gwynedd Council

Reference:
24-27969
Job title:
Solicitor
Directorate:
Corporate Leadership Team
Service:
Legal Services
Closing date:
10/02/2025 10:00
Job type/Hours:
Permanent | 37 Hour
Salary:
£42,708 - £44,711 a year
Pay Scale:
PS3
Location(s):
Caernarfon
Basic salary at PS3 scale (£42,708 - £44,711), but we will be prepared to pay the market supplement to attract an exceptional candidate.
Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this Information Pack
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
For further information about this post please contact Nia Grisdale on 01286 679040
Interview date to be confirmed.
Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel: 01286 679076
E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru

PURPOSE OF THE POST

• Ensuring that the people of Gwynedd are central to everything we do.
• Provide the Council with a legal service that enables it to work effectively for the benefit of the people of Gwynedd

MAIN DUTIES

• Advise Council departments and other clients on legal matters within specific areas
• Attending and advising Council committees as required on matters arising from the specific areas of work of the office holder
• Represent the Council and other clients in courts, tribunals, investigations and other formal hearings, as required and within specific areas
• Dealing with legal work arising from specific areas
• Assist from time to time on demand with the work of other members of the legal unit
• Undertake any other reasonable duties entrusted to the office holder from time to time by the Legal Services Manager

Specific Areas

• The specific areas of work may vary from time to time. They currently include the following:
• Deal with employment matters including Employment tribunal claims; Grievances andDiscipline issues and complaints; Discrimination; Dismissals; Redundancy and restructuring; Contracts of employment; TUPE transfers; Whistleblowing; Settlement agreements
• Handling litigious matters including: Progression of various cases up to trial or hearing in various areas including contractual disputes, housing and property matters, education and licensing matters;
• Deals with legal matters arising from general prosecutions by the Authority in various areas including Environment, Education, Health and Safety.
• Advise on litigation matters as necessary.

General Duties

• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.