Solicitor - Prosecutions and Licensing

Job Title: Solicitor - Prosecutions and Licensing Rate of Pay: ?24.08 ph Hours: 37 hours pw Location: Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE/Hybrid Start Date: ASAP Contract type: Agency

Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description:

We are looking for a Solicitor within Governance & Regulatory.

Duties of the role:

o Attend and provide advice to Licensing Committee. o Represent the Council at Appeals against Licensing Committee decisions. o To provide advice and specialist support in relation to all areas of regulatory work including trading standards, enforcement action, non school attendance, dangerous structures, fraud, breaches of licensing conditions. o To represent the Council and other clients in the magistrates court, county court or crown court as and when required.

Essential requirements for the role:

o Qualified Solicitor/Barrister Authorised to Practise. o A minimum of 3 years' experience of practical legal work of which 2 years must have been gained in prosecutions or licensing. o Able to absorb and understand detail quickly.

No DBS is required for this role.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions. You will also need to include your agency on cost details to each submission. Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs. Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to [email protected] along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice. The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents. To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Closing Date: Thursday 2nd May 2024 at 4pm

Additional information: The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Thursday 2nd May 2024 at 4pm

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No