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Legal Service Lead (Major Transport Projects)
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Lead legal support for bus reform, the Weaver Network and Mass Transit, handling complex cases and managing the transport legal service. The role requires a qualified solicitor, barrister or CILEX Fellow with substantial relevant experience. This permanent, politically restricted post pays £70,055 a year for 37 hours weekly; part-time or job-share requests are considered. Applications close on 18 October 2026.
What You'll Work On
- Manage the Major Transport Projects legal service and its advice to the authority on complex transport programmes.
- Handle a personal caseload of high-value, sensitive transport legal matters, applying specialist expertise across relevant practice areas.
- Coordinate legal support for Mass Transit and bus reform with colleagues across the authority’s services and programmes.
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Qualification
- A solicitor or barrister entitled to a practising certificate, or full CILEX Fellowship, with significant recent post-qualification experience.
- Education or experience at master’s or postgraduate professional level, with supporting management training.
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Domain
- Extensive local-government and combined-authority legal knowledge, including understanding of at least two relevant transport practice areas.
Experience
- Substantial experience leading a legal function, managing people and budgets.
Preferred
- Public-sector post-qualification experience.
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