Legal Team Leader (Adults and Education)

Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC623624

Salary Range: £56,285 -  £63,080 per annum, plus Market Supplement of £5,000 per annum

Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester (Hybrid Working)

Hours per week: 37 (part time working may also be considered)

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 10 April 2026

Interview Date: w/c 20 April 2026

Please note applications will be reviewed once submitted, therefore this advert may close early depending on volumes of applications received.

Join our friendly and professional legal department and explore what the future could look like with Hampshire County Council! 

The Role:

As a member of the Adults and Education Team you will lead a friendly and supportive legal team which works closely to provide legal support to colleagues across Hampshire County Council directorates. We are growing our team to ensure that we can continue to provide high quality legal advice and support to all of our clients both internal and external.

Advising on matters that are as challenging as they are rewarding, you will advise on a range of interesting and complex matters that enable the directorates to deliver services for the residents of Hampshire and Hampshire Legal Services’ external clients to achieve their ambitious targets. 

What you’ll do:

As Team Leader, you will provide day to day leadership, supervision, and professional support to a group of committed lawyers. You will champion high standards of legal practice, promote a positive and inclusive team culture, and help deliver a responsive, person centred legal service that makes a tangible difference to people’s lives. In you leadership role you will contribute to service development, quality improvement, and effective partnership working across the council and with our external clients.

This is an in-house team leader role, where you will work individually and lead a team, managing a complex caseload and providing professional and timely legal advice to Hampshire County Council directorates and a wide range of other organisations delivering public services, including other local authorities, health providers and, maintained and academy schools. 

What we’re looking for:

As a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive (with litigation rights) or equivalent, you will need relevant post qualification experience in the areas of adult social care law and/or education law.

We are looking for a lawyer and a leader who:

• provides supportive, effective line management for lawyers within the team, including supervision, appraisals, feedback, and professional development;
• fosters an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative team environment where people feel valued and supported, encouraging continuous learning and reflective practice;
• monitors performance, resource levels, and workloads, identifying opportunities for improvement;
• champions innovation, modern ways of working, and digital solutions to improve service efficiency and accessibility;
• is an expert in their field and is able to demonstrate sound legal skills and judgment;
• adopts a pragmatic solution focused approach;
• has strong client relationship and communication skills;
• can prioritise effectively and work independently to meet deadlines; and
• shares Hampshire Legal Services’ values to deliver high quality legal advice. 

Why join us?

Having successfully adopted online and hybrid working, we can consider candidates from out of the area, working partially remotely and from our offices in Winchester.

As a forward-looking local authority, our commitment to delivering an exceptional quality of life to our Hampshire residents also extends to our employees. It is important to us that our staff feel supported in their work. As such we can offer you a good work-life balance through flexible working and our excellent benefits package including:

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme.
• 25 - 28 days annual leave entitlement (dependant on Local Authority service).
• Interest free travel loans and discounts.
• Employee Support Services.
• Family friendly policies. 

To learn more about the Hampshire Legal Services Team, please visit: Hampshire Legal Services.

Additional Information:

Legal Team Leader (Adults and Education) Candidate Pack

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Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Rebecca Thompson Assistant Head (Adults and Education) on rebecca.thompson4@hants.gov.uk