Solicitor - Trading Standards

Job description

We are currently working in partnership with a Local Authority based in Oxfordshire, who are recruiting for a Solicitor to support their Trading Standards team on an initial 3-month locum contract.

They are looking for someone on a full-time basis, and the rate of pay is negotiable between £50 - £60 p/hour via an Umbrella company.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in crime and regulatory work to conduct trading standards work within local government.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Drafting and reviewing documents and agreements to ensure that policy is formulated
• Advising and conducting advocacy on a wide range of criminal and regulatory matters from the outset of proceedings to conclusion including trading standards, health and food safety, fraud, planning, highways, school attendance, environmental, blue badge misuse
• Advising and litigating straightforward and complex civil litigation cases to include judicial review, contractual disputes, commercial property disputes, debt recovery, insolvency and bankruptcy
• Providing legal and procedural advice to Members and training to Members and client Services

Experience required:

• Experience required in Local Government
• Highly confident advocating in court

Working hours:

• 37 hours per week
• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Oxfordshire

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

20-08-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English