SENIOR LAWYER WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
- Recruiter
- Law Staff Legal Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £50000 - £70000 per annum
- Posted
- 03 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 01 Jul 2017
- Ref
- RC25257E
- Contact
- Ryan Cotton
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Practice Area
- Company / Commercial, Compliance, Public Sector / Local Authority
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
THE FIRM
This specialist firm is one of the UK’s most trusted advisers when it comes to matters of social housing, local government, socially-aware business ventures, charities and education, and recruits passionate, socially-aware and driven individuals who are committed to providing an exceptional level of service to their clients. The firm prides itself on providing a supportive and sociable working environment and encourages all staff at all levels to undertake projects and ongoing training to develop their careers. With an ever-increasing level of instructions across all practise areas, the firm is now embarking on an ambitious period of expansion. A vacancy has arisen for a senior lawyer to join the local government team with the remit to manage and develop the team, building new (and sustaining existing) client relationships and generally enhancing the current offering to clients, and liaising with colleagues in the governance and commercial department. The firm offers an excellent salary and benefits package.
THE ROLE
You will be advising local authorities and other public bodies undertaking projects in collaboration with local government. You should therefore have an excellent grasp of local government processes, policies and procedures and the appropriate regulations and compliance issues. You should have a commercially-astute approach, with an understanding of joint venture projects and alternative business structures. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in a similar role, with a good client base of contacts and existing strong relationships with local authority providers. Additionally, this is a managerial role within the firm, and you should be confident in controlling budgets, recruiting, training and supervising staff, and ensuring that the department meets all required levels of compliance and client care. For further details of this senior lawyer role, please contact Ryan quoting reference RC25257.
THE CANDIDATE
You will:-
Be a solicitor of at least 5 years PQE, with demonstrable experience in a similar role;
Possess specialist related experience, for instance assisting with complex cross-team ventures or running complex court cases;
Have first-class communication skills and previous substantial managerial experience;
Possess excellent time-management skills;
Possess a high level of technical expertise, with the ability to advise and support colleagues at all levels;
Be a real team player, flexible, adaptable and approachable.
SENIOR LAWYER WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
This specialist firm is one of the UK’s most trusted advisers when it comes to matters of social housing, local government, socially-aware business ventures, charities and education, and recruits passionate, socially-aware and driven individuals who are committed to providing an exceptional level of service to their clients. The firm prides itself on providing a supportive and sociable working environment and encourages all staff at all levels to undertake projects and ongoing training to develop their careers. With an ever-increasing level of instructions across all practise areas, the firm is now embarking on an ambitious period of expansion. A vacancy has arisen for a senior lawyer to join the local government team with the remit to manage and develop the team, building new (and sustaining existing) client relationships and generally enhancing the current offering to clients, and liaising with colleagues in the governance and commercial department. The firm offers an excellent salary and benefits package.
THE ROLE
You will be advising local authorities and other public bodies undertaking projects in collaboration with local government. You should therefore have an excellent grasp of local government processes, policies and procedures and the appropriate regulations and compliance issues. You should have a commercially-astute approach, with an understanding of joint venture projects and alternative business structures. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in a similar role, with a good client base of contacts and existing strong relationships with local authority providers. Additionally, this is a managerial role within the firm, and you should be confident in controlling budgets, recruiting, training and supervising staff, and ensuring that the department meets all required levels of compliance and client care. For further details of this senior lawyer role, please contact Ryan quoting reference RC25257.
THE CANDIDATE
You will:-
Be a solicitor of at least 5 years PQE, with demonstrable experience in a similar role;
Possess specialist related experience, for instance assisting with complex cross-team ventures or running complex court cases;
Have first-class communication skills and previous substantial managerial experience;
Possess excellent time-management skills;
Possess a high level of technical expertise, with the ability to advise and support colleagues at all levels;
Be a real team player, flexible, adaptable and approachable.
SENIOR LAWYER WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE