# Lawyer / Senior Lawyer –Education, Adults Social Care, and Employment

**Company**: Harrow Council
**Location**: London Borough of Harrow, Greater London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full time
**Salary**: GBP 48,102 - 64,407 per year
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Public Sector

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## Description

We are seeking a Lawyer or Senior Lawyer to join our highly regarded Education team at HB Public Law, a shared legal service operated by Harrow Council. The successful candidate will advise and represent local authority and school clients on a broad spectrum of education work, including SEN tribunal appeals, judicial reviews, and admissions appeals. The salary for this role is GBP 48,102 - 64,407 per year.

Responsibilities of the Education Lawyer: The successful Education Lawyer will advise and represent our local authority and school clients in respect of a broad spectrum of education work. The majority of the work will consist of SEN tribunal appeals, but there is a variety of other work available including claims for judicial review, admissions appeals, providing advice in respect of school suspensions and exclusions, advising in respect of complaints at all stages and providing ad hoc advice in respect of other education-related matters. Depending on experience, the Education Lawyer will also support and mentor junior colleagues, contribute to training initiatives and help develop best practice across the team.

Requirements:

- A qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive (CILEX) with litigation practising rights,

- Experienced in SEN tribunal cases and general education law,

- Comfortable managing your own caseload and prioritising competing demands,

- A strong communicator with excellent client care skills.

Benefits:

- Local Government Pension Scheme,

- Excellent learning and development opportunities (including career progression),

- Cycle Scheme,

- Green Car Benefit Scheme,

- Civil Service Sports Council membership,

- Staff discounts and wellbeing support initiatives.

Working Arrangements: HB Public Law operate from a hybrid office, and lawyers typically attend the office two days per week (which could include our client offices), together with any required tribunal attendance and client meetings (where these are not held remotely).

## Skills

### Required
- SEN tribunal cases
- general education law
- litigation practising rights
- client care skills

### Nice to have
- education law
- local government law

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