City of London Corporation
Principal Lawyer
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Principal Lawyer
Job Title: Principal Lawyer
Department: Comptroller & City Solicitor's Office Location: Guildhall
Salary: £59,060 - £66,670 per annum inclusive of London Weighting. This post also attracts a Market Forces Supplement of up to £10,898. Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:15am – 5:00pm.
Basis: Full -Time, Permanent
Workplace category: Hybrid Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance.
Attachments: Job Description and Person Specification
The City of London Corporation is a diverse organisation. It provides local authority services within the Square Mile, has its own police force and is also a Port Health Authority. It provides services to London and the nation as a whole, and is committed to the support of the City as a pre-eminent international financial and business centre and as a pleasant and vibrant place to work, live and relax.
As well as offering the normal range of local government services, the City of London Corporation manages and funds a number of world-renowned educational and cultural institutions, is the trustee of Bridge House Estates and other charities, operates wholesale markets and owns and manages some of London's most important open spaces, including Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Public and Corporate Law Division of the Comptroller & City Solicitor’s Department. The work of the Division is very varied, providing advice across the breadth of the City of London Corporation’s activities and functions. Our work includes advising on local government law, administrative and constitutional law, planning and highways law, charities and trust law, company law, information law, electoral law and the law relating to open spaces. It includes the provision of legal advice to elected members and external organisations, including London Councils.
The successful applicant will be a qualified Barrister, Solicitor or Legal Executive with significant post-qualification experience in local government law or planning and highways law and experience in, or a willingness to acquire expertise in, other relevant work areas. The post requires computer literacy, excellent research and communication skills and the ability to provide clear and pragmatic advice at pace.
If you would like further information or an informal discussion, please contact Anna Cowperthwaite on anna.cowperthwaite@cityoflondon.gov.uk.
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Closing date: 23:59pm on Monday 13th July 2026
Interviews will be held on 22-24 July 2026
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.
For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.
We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.
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