Staffordshire County Council
Senior Commercial Property Lawyer
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About the Role
We are a forward-thinking, modern authority known for our strong financial management. We are ambitious and encourage our employees to be bold and innovative in their work. We have a large in-house corporate legal team consisting of lawyers, trainees and support staff with a key focus on staff training, retention and progression.
Role
We are looking for an experienced solicitor/fellow of CILEX with practice rights to join our busy commercial property team. The team undertakes a substantial and often highly complex caseload of commercial property transactions and strategic projects for all Council departments and external clients. Much of this work goes beyond routine conveyancing and involves high-value, multi-party and legally challenging matters.
All staff in legal services are currently required to attend our offices in Stafford at least once a week or more frequently if there is a business need to do so.
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Responsibilities
- Providing complex legal advice to clients on a variety of commercial property transactions including (but not limited to) sales, purchases, leases, development agreements including those to facilitate the delivery of new schools, highways and healthcare facilities, Compulsory purchase, option agreements, overage, lockout agreements.
- Advising on draft Cabinet and Committee reports and attendance at meetings where required.
- Supervising junior staff members and delivering training where necessary.
- Adhering to the Legal Services Unit’s LEXCEL quality standards.
- Contributing to Staffordshire Legal Services’ marketing and selling services.
Requirements
We are looking for you to be a qualified Solicitor/fellow of CILEX with practice rights or Barrister with:
- Proven commercial property experience, within either the public sector and/or private practice.
- An extensive understanding of the law relating to commercial property.
- Experience in representing and advising clients at high level case related meetings.
- The ability to clearly and engagingly communicate whether verbally, digitally or in writing.
- The ability to draft complex legal agreements.
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This is a hybrid role so you will be required to attend our offices in Stafford for part of the week.
We’re happy to talk flexible working.
Contact Information
If you have any queries regarding this role, please contact Mair Young on 01785 276200 or at mair.young@staffordshire.gov.uk or Vanessa Rigby on 01785 854915 or at vanessa.rigby@staffordshire.gov.uk.
Interview
Interviews will be held: 5th August 2026
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