Deputy Principal Lawyer (Litigation)

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: PO8 (£63,966 – £67,575)
Work location: Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TR
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday  20th September 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: W/c 5th October 2026

If you are intending on going for a secondment opportunity, please ensure you had notified your line manager/head of service to seek approval

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Deputy Principal Lawyer (Litigation) to join our Legal Services team. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive to lead on a varied and complex litigation caseload, including housing, enforcement, judicial review, licensing, debt recovery, commercial property and anti-social behaviour matters. You’ll provide strategic legal advice to senior officers, elected members and key stakeholders, represent the Council in court where required, and play a key role in shaping policy and delivering high-quality legal services in a dynamic local government environment.

About the team

Legal Services is a highly regarded, collaborative team at the heart of the organisation, supporting the Council’s priorities and helping to deliver positive outcomes for residents. Working closely with senior leaders, elected members and colleagues across the Council, you’ll contribute to significant projects, influence decision-making and help drive continuous improvement. As a member of the Legal Services management team, you’ll lead and develop a team of legal professionals, promote knowledge sharing and innovation, and ensure the service continues to deliver excellent, customer-focused legal support

About you

You’ll be a qualified legal professional with substantial experience managing complex litigation matters and expertise across multiple areas of law. You’ll bring strong advocacy, drafting and advisory skills, alongside the ability to provide commercially focused legal solutions in a politically sensitive environment. With previous supervisory or management experience, you’ll be confident leading and developing teams, managing competing priorities and building effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels. If you’re a strategic thinker who thrives on complex challenges and is passionate about delivering outstanding public sector legal services, we’d love to hear from you.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

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