Location Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ
Salary £39,862 – £51,356 (Grade M11-M9). This post attracts a market supplement of £8,000 per annum in addition to the basic salary.
Basis Flexi Hours
Lawyer Role C
Date posted 30/07/2026
Job reference REQ0001325
Attachments: Shortlisting Questions for Lawyer Role C.docx, 2407L2-4.Aug26.Lawyer – Social and Education Services.JDPS.docx
Contract type: fixed term until 1 May 2027.
Interviews to be held: 27 August 2026.
There is full information about the role below and attached but, if you would like an informal discussion, please contact Sandra O’Brien or Alice Macnair, Senior Lawyers, at Sandra.O’Brien@brighton-hove.gov.uk and alice.macnair@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
About the role
Our team of Adult Social Care lawyers work collaboratively with our client department to ensure the Council’s statutory duties to those in our community who have care and support needs, mental health needs and lack capacity to make decisions for themselves, are met.
This role requires fast paced, accurate attention to detail and provision of sound advice and legal support to clients. Experience and knowledge of the application of the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act is required alongside effective communication with clients, the public and other professionals including the Court. Accurate legal research and clear and concise legal drafting is critical in meeting our duties to clients and the Court.
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it’s what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
Why work for us?
- be connected
- be confident
- be innovative and creative
- be diverse and inclusive
- be healthy and psychologically safe
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us which gives details of our wellbeing support, our benefits including leave and pensions as well as details of our training and development.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
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