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Principal Solicitor – Contentious

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Allen Lane

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United Kingdom , Haywards Heath

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Salary:

55614.00 - 62552.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

Mid-Sussex District Council’s legal team is expanding and looking to add a Principal Litigation Solicitor to the team. Our legal service supports the Monitoring Officer function and the Council as a whole, ensuring decisions made by all parts of the Council are legally robust and bearing statutory responsibility for the legal governance of the Council. This includes providing legal advice across all of the Council’s functions and, where advice cannot be sourced in-house, working with external solicitors and/or specialist counsel. We provide support for the delivery of the Council’s statutory and non-statutory functions including taking legal action where required.

Job Responsibility:

  • Provide legal advice, representation, and assistance across the Council to Members and staff colleagues on all necessary aspects of licensing, environmental health, housing, debt recovery, judicial review, and general litigation matters including at court, committees and public meetings where required
  • Understand the role of Legal Services and contribute to the delivery of the Legal team’s Service Plan and the Council’s Corporate Plan
  • Contribute to, and assist in, the effective operational management of the Legal Services team to deliver a high quality and cost-effective legal service
  • Be a trusted adviser to Members and colleagues in specialist knowledge areas, and at all levels of the organisation
  • Take day to day management responsibility for supporting, developing, coaching and mentoring staff
  • Manage an ongoing legal caseload with minimal supervision
  • Represent or support the Council at legal proceedings and Inquiries (either with or without Counsel)
  • Undertake continuing professional development as required and maintain an up-to-date knowledge of all relevant legislation and case law
  • Exhibit and promote the highest professional work standards throughout the team
  • Contribute to required policy development across the Council
  • Attend statutory and Committee meetings as required as legal adviser and on behalf of the Monitoring Officer

Requirements:

  • Fully qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive / Relevant professional qualification
  • Working knowledge of managing complex matters in the various areas of specialism in a local government context, in particular environmental health, licensing, housing, judicial review, and both civil and criminal Litigation
  • Scrutiny and implementation of new Legislation
  • Attending and addressing Committees, Courts and/or Tribunals in area of specialism
  • Relevant Court, Committee and Inquiry procedures

Nice to have:

  • Membership of other relevant professional bodies
  • Proven knowledge of the local government statutory framework and relevant current and emerging legislation, case law, guidance and best practice
  • Working within a local government legal team
  • Advising on general public law and Constitutional matters
  • Management and Development of staff
  • Attending and assisting in Inquiries/Inquests
  • Best practice, innovation and continuous improvement in the delivery of Legal services
  • Experience as a Deputy Monitoring Officer

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 05, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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