Southend-on-Sea City Council
Senior Contracts Lawyer
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Senior Contracts Lawyer | Southend-on-Sea
£55,224 - £60,905 | Hybrid | 2 days per week in the office
An opportunity for an experienced local government lawyer to take on a varied contracts and procurement caseload, advising on matters ranging from day-to-day commercial work through to complex, high-profile and politically sensitive issues.
Working within the legal team and reporting to the Principal Lawyer, you will have a good degree of autonomy and will be expected to provide clear, pragmatic legal advice across a broad range of contracts and procurement matters.
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Role Responsibilities
You will:
- Manage your own varied caseload of contracts and procurement matters
- Provide specialist legal advice to officers and stakeholders
- Advise on commercial and construction contracts, including JCT and NEC
- Deal with routine complex legal cases alongside higher-profile and politically sensitive matters
- Work independently under the direction of the Principal Lawyer
- Operate confidently within a political environment and understand the particular considerations involved in local government
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About You
- Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives
- A current Practising Certificate with the relevant professional body
- Strong experience across contracts and procurement, ideally including JCT and NEC
This would suit a lawyer who enjoys having a varied caseload, wants genuine responsibility for their own work and is comfortable advising on matters where the legal and political considerations can sometimes be equally important.
For more information, please get in touch with Nik Stoate at Venn Group.
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