Provision of a Litigation Solicitor to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council awarded a contract to Venn Group Limited for the provision of one Litigation Solicitor.

The role, based at Oldbury Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DB, was for 37 hours per week over a 12-week period starting as soon as possible.

The solicitor was required to have at least 5 years of post-qualification experience as a Solicitor, Barrister, or Fellow of CILEx, with extensive experience in general civil litigation within a Local Authority, advocacy in Courts and Tribunals, general knowledge of Local Government law, ideally some experience in education law, and the ability to provide advice to internal and external clients and manage a varied workload.

Local authority experience was essential.