Head of Law (People) LBHF623229

Job Details:

Salary range: 71763 - 95742 per annum
Work location: Hammersmith Town Hall 145 King Street Hammersmith London W6 9XY
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 12 March 2026
Contact details for Informal discussion: Glen Egan Assistant Director of Legal Services via email on or on

About the role

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to delivering a high quality customer focused Legal Service that supports our strategic objectives and helps make life better for residents and businesses.

As Head of Law (People) you will provide high level expert legal advice to colleagues managers and partner agencies ensuring our approach is proactive flexible and grounded in strong professional values. You will create and develop a trusted customer focused team with strong relationships across Directors and senior leaders.

In this role you will lead and manage the People team within Legal Services ensuring the efficient delivery of legal support across all Social Care (Adults Children and Education) and Civil and Criminal Litigation areas including Housing Employment Debt Recovery Anti Social Behaviour and Prosecutions.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact across some of the Councils most vital services.

We have a hybrid working model and staff will be expected to attend the office 2-3 days a week. Staff will be supported to do this with mobile IT equipment and hot desk facilities in all offices across the borough.

Please refer to the Role Profilefor more information

Role Specific Qualifications:

Qualified Solicitor Barrister or Fellow of CILEX entitled to practice in England and Wales

Our People Values:

We are caring
We care about our borough anddoing things well. We focus on standards and continuousimprovement; learning fromour mistakes and celebratingsuccess.

We are collaborators
We work together for a bettersociety. We work with ourresidents businesses schoolsthird sector and others forbetter outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the verybest. We seek to continuallyimprove and put our residentscustomers and businesses atthe heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment retention and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity diversity and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age disability gender reassignment race religion or belief sex sexual orientation marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and adults. We expect all employees workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE.

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format please contact us at or by post to The Town Hall King Street Hammersmith W6 9JU