Hertfordshire County Council
Lead SEN Lawyer
Lead SEN Lawyer at Hertfordshire County Council, based in Stevenage Campus, paying £1,388 - £1,724 per week. This is a contract role with hybrid working.
- Pay
- £1,388 - £1,724 per week
- Hours and contract
- Contract · Hybrid
- Location
- Stevenage Campus
- Closing date
- Sector
- Solicitor
Reference 1388
About the role
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Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £63,471 plus £7,574 market enhancement progressing to £71,045 plus £6,886 market enhancement per annum Working Hours: 37.0 Location: Stevenage Campus Job Category: Lawyer Region / Division: StevenageJob Introduction
Job Title: Lead SEN Lawyer
Starting Salary: £63,471 plus £7,574 market enhancement progressing to £71,045 plus £6,886 market enhancement per annum
Hours: 37 per week
Location: Stevenage with hybrid working opportunities
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Resources
About the team
Acting as lead expert in area of SEN law, relying on significant professional and technical expertise to deliver expert level advice on a range of complex issues, and effectively managing the competing priorities of a busy caseload.
The role is part of a multidisciplinary Team that undertakes work in relation Adults, Children ,Health and Education
About the role
An experienced and enthusiastic Lead Lawyer to represent the Local Authority principally in First Tier Tribunal hearings concerning Special Educational Needs at all levels of complexity and with responsibility for managing a personal case load.
You will also be expected to :-
- To ensure that the client departments decisions are made within legal boundaries and achieve their aims and objectives and accord with Local Authority policy
- Provide expert level advice to senior professionals within key Client departments and members as required.
- Have experience of providing SEN law support to Local Authority or similar public sector organisation
- To draft all documents related to the effective conduct of the hearings including preliminary documents.
- To identify the key issues in the case and formulate cogent and compelling arguments
- Have experience in Advocacy withing the First Tier Tribunal
- You will be client facing and as well as working directly with clients , you will also have regular contact with the First Tier Tribunal and solicitors/counsel instructed by parents.
- Provide supervisory support to lawyers, trainees and paralegals on SEN Law matters.
- Strong governance and local authority awareness to ensure Council compliance in decision making in relevant area, and supporting relevant Committees as required.
- Continuous professional development to keep up to date across best practice and new legislation/ case law for area. Ensuring sharing of this information across team.
About you
Essential
- You will need to have a recognised legal qualification as a Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive.
- Significant experience in SEN litigation
- Demonstrable people management skills
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage a busy caseload
- Continuous professional development to keep up to date across best practice and new legislation/ case law for area. Ensuring sharing of this information across team.
- Strong governance and local authority awareness to ensure Council compliance in decision making in relevant area, and supporting relevant Committees as required
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
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To hear more about this opportunity please contact [email removed] for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: to be confirmed
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualificati
Reference: 1388 · Posted 1 week ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via Hertfordshire County Council
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