Legal Case Manager

Legal Case Manager (Grade J)

Hybrid Working

Full-Time 37 hours a week

Salary: £51,356 - £54,495

Permanent

As Legal Case Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring that children and families receive timely, high-quality and legally robust interventions throughout pre-proceedings and care proceedings.

Providing city-wide oversight and coordination, you will monitor the progression of cases through the Public Law Outline (PLO) and care proceedings, working closely with Children's Social Care teams, Nottingham City Legal Services, the Judiciary and Family Justice System partners. Your focus will be on driving timely decision-making, reducing delay and ensuring children achieve permanence and positive outcomes at the earliest opportunity.

You will analyse case progression, performance and thematic information to identify trends, risks and areas for improvement. Through robust monitoring and reporting, you will provide assurance to senior leaders, support governance arrangements and contribute to inspection readiness and continuous improvement activity, including reporting requirements for Ofsted and internal performance frameworks.

Working across Children's Services and with legal colleagues, you will provide expert advice, guidance and challenge to practitioners and managers, helping to strengthen practice and ensure compliance with statutory requirements and the Public Law Outline. You will identify and escalate risks, barriers and potential reputational issues, supporting the service to respond effectively and maintain high standards of practice.

Working for Nottingham City Council

Working for Nottingham City Council comes with a wide range of award-winning benefits. Alongside competitive pay, generous annual leave, and access to an excellent pension scheme, we are committed to creating an innovative, inclusive, and progressive workplace where colleagues are supported to be their very best.

Our benefits include:

• A competitive salary

• Generous annual leave entitlement (between 26 and 33 days per year depending on your length of service)

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with an 18.5% employer contribution

• Flexible hybrid working

• A strong focus on wellbeing

• Opportunities for professional development and career progression

In return, we are looking for compassionate, dedicated people who share our commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people, adults, and families across Nottingham. If you are passionate about making a positive difference through education and social care and want to help people thrive, we would love to hear from you.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Nottingham City Council is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. We value diversity and recognise that different perspectives, experiences and ideas help us deliver better services for Nottingham's citizens.

We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, disabled people, and people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT+), as these groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

Right to Work

Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of right to work checks in accordance with Home Office requirements.

Ready to Apply?

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role to:

• The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Friday 21st August 2026.

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