Job Description
Job Type: Hybrid (flexibility to work from home and attend the office weekly)
Closing date: Sunday 12 July 2026 at midnight
Interview date: TBC
Join our Legal Services team as an Adult Social Care Lawyer, where you will play a crucial role in providing expert legal advice, representation, and advocacy across a wide range of adult social care matters. This position offers the opportunity to directly influence outcomes for some of Sheffield’s most vulnerable residents.
Day-to-day of the role
- Deliver legal support on complex issues under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Mental Health Act 1983.
- Conduct litigation and advocacy in courts and tribunals, including Court of Protection proceedings.
- Draft legal documents such as pleadings, statements, instructions to counsel, and settlement agreements.
- Advise on safeguarding, deprivation of liberty, ordinary residence disputes, and unpaid care home...