ABOUT US

Together, we’re the moment makers and we’re focussed on making every day the best it can be for our residents. Whatever you do here, you’ll look around and say, “I make a difference”. Because we’re all creating lasting change to people’s lives in Oxfordshire.
It’s not a job – it’s a passion and together, we’re shaping legal services for the future. Every day, our colleagues are helping to transform the lives of the residents of Oxfordshire by supporting them to live the lives they want to live.
Oxfordshire County Council’s legal service is on an exciting journey of transformation and re-shaping. We’ve re-designed and created a brand-new legal team structure to ensure our legal services can deliver for the future, now.
Our new structure has multiple entry routes, clear career progression and career graded pay so you can make the most of your career and development, whilst working for the common good of our communities.
Everyday you’ll be challenged in a new way, supported by your team, in an organisation that is free thinking, flexible, and helps people achieve their ambitions.
Our Residents are at the heart of everything we do and our approach to supporting them must be as diverse as they are. We’re not afraid to do things differently and our dynamic culture means this is a place where new ideas are embraced, and innovation thrives.
We believe that together, our differences make us stronger, and that diversity is the foundation for innovation. Here, you can create a unique career for yourself – while raising the bar for the future of UK legal services, together.
Legal Services at Oxfordshire County Council provides key legal and corporate governance advice to all service areas of the council. There are four main legal teams: (1) Environment (2) Adult Social Care, and Litigation (3) Children and Families and (4) Contracts and Conveyancing.
Are you in?

Do you want a values-centred career that transforms local people’s lives every day? Our Solicitors are a crucial part of our in-house legal team and will provide high quality legal advice, supporting council directorates and corporate services with proactive legal advice and collaborative working to meet our customer and community needs. With our new structure, our Solicitor roles consist of 2 levels, and are career graded which will allow you to develop and progress your career with Oxfordshire County Council.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated child protection lawyer to join our friendly and collaborative Children and Families Team. You will provide legal advice, guidance and representation to the client department on a wide range of matters pertaining to all aspects of child protection legislation. The role will involve preparing cases for Court and providing legal advice that identifies the risks and consequences of the different options available. Advocacy (and related drafting of court documents) is encouraged for case management hearings and listings of one day or less.
We are looking for a candidate who displays professionalism, excellent communication, be able to adapt to the needs of the client and work under pressure, whilst remaining positive and solutions focused. We are looking for an enthusiastic team player, interested in building positive relationships within the team and client department, who is also confident, independent and is comfortable recognising and managing corporate risk.
We have a dedicated team of business support and legal assistants who provide support to each lawyer to enable them to undertake robust case management.