Solicitor Children and Adults Team

Contract Type: Permanent position

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £40,777 (level one) rising to £44,075 (level four) per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Are you looking for a new opportunity or a change of direction? 

Are you a qualified lawyer with a passion for safeguarding vulnerable children? 

Our busy, friendly and supportive children and adults legal team is expanding and we’d like to hear from you. We are centrally located in Nottingham, close to the local Courts and within easy reach of all transport links in and out of the city.  We actively promote flexible home working.   

The work includes care proceedings and PLO pre-proceedings.  You will also have an opportunity to deal with cases involving forced marriage/FGM protection, adoption and deprivation of liberty. 

You will have secretarial and paralegal support, as well as enjoying effective collaboration with other members of the team. The role would suit a less experienced candidate who wants to develop with support and guidance.

You will have excellent communication, analytical and drafting skills, be able to manage a full caseload and willing to undertake advocacy at the appropriate level.  Applications will be considered from candidates at all levels of experience.  

About You

The ideal candidate will:

·         Be an admitted Solicitor, or a Barrister having completed a pupillage post call to the Bar.

·         Be confident managing a complex and varied caseload, undertaking advocacy at the appropriate level.

·         Have experience of dealing with all aspects of case preparation and representation of clients in courts or tribunals.

·         Be able to assimilate complex information quickly and work under pressure. 

-          This post is politically restricted. 

-          Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application  

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Natalie Grant, Team Leader Children & Adults Legal Team by email at [email protected] 

Closing Date: Sunday 13th September 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: Thursday 1st October 2026

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
   
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.    

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.