In-House Solicitor

Job description

Our client, a local authority are looking to hire an experienced solicitor to join their legal team on a contract basis for 13 weeks.

The role is offered on a remote-working basis and will involve a variety of duties including providing legal advice to members and officers of the Council, in relation predominantly, but not exclusively to the following areas of legal practice:

• Procurement and contracts
• Partnerships
• Charities and companies
• General commercial and contract work
• G Cloud contracts
• JCT & NEC
• Inter Authority Agreements

Role resonsibilities: 

• Including attending and advising decision-making bodies of the Council as required.
• The effective and efficient preparation and processing in a timely manner of all legal documents (including contracts, agreements, deeds, notices, orders and consents) relevant to the role of the post-holder.
• Preparation of precedents and checklists and standard forms and the development and implementation of the Council’s corporate governance framework.
• Develop and implement procedures for procurement policy and strategies.  
• Conduct and manage a wide ranging caseload of both straightforward and complex legal work, with a bias towards Contracts, Procurement and Partnerships.
• Advise and attend partnership and other interagency meetings and case conferences as required, including provision of advice and assistance in the preparation of protocols, policies and procedures.
• Keep up to date on relevant new legislation, case law, codes of practice, guidance and policy.
• Experience of working in a similar role within a local authority is preferable but not essential.

Our client are looking to hire for this role ASAP - If you're interested please apply today! 

We are committed to equality of opportunity, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.