Job Description

A Local Authority in the Midlands is looking for three Senior Contract Lawyers on a 3-month basis to start as soon as possible. You will be working for a council that thrives on developing and improving its services and ways of working. You will have the opportunity to work for a council that will maximize your potential and help you take the next step in your career. Furthermore, you will work remotely with very infrequent visits to the office when required.

The Role

The client is looking for a candidate to provide legal advice to members of the Council across the following areas: contracts and procurement, partnerships, charities and companies, commercial work, G Cloud contracts, JCT and NEC, and Inter Authority Agreements.

You will be expected to conduct and manage a varied caseload of complex legal work with a particular focus on contracts, procurement, and partnerships. Alongside, developing and implementing procedures for procurement policy and strategy.

Furthermore, you will also be advising and attending partnership and other interagency meetings and case conferences when required alongside the preparation of precedents and standard forms and the development and implementation of the Council’s corporate governance framework.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will have a wide breadth of knowledge within Contract law with additional experience in corporate governance, commercial, and company law.

When?

The client is looking to interview as soon as possible.

Interested?

If you are interested in this role, you can contact me at 0204 524 5226 or reach me on my email charley.h@stonehouserg.com with an updated CV.

If you are interested in Legal positions at other levels of seniority or you do not feel this role is for you but still would like to speak about other roles, please do make contact.