Locum Commercial Contracts & Employment Solicitor
- Recruiter
- Venn Group (Birmingham)
- Location
- East Anglia
- Salary
- £25 - £35 Per Hour
- Posted
- 15 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 13 Jul 2017
- Ref
- LOW/
- Contact
- Lauren Watts
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Practice Area
- Commercial Contracts, Commercial Litigation, Employment
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Venn Group's specialist legal team are excited to be recruiting for a Locum Commercial Contracts and Employment Solicitor to join a Public Sector Organisation in East Anglia.
This contract is offered for a period of 6 months+ while the authority recruits on a permanent basis.
The ideal candidate will be a Solicitor or Legal Executive with previous experience specialising in Commercial Contract and Employment law, ideally from a Public Sector background. Lawyers with a Private Practice background with the relevant experience will also be considered. You will have a flexible approach to the role as you may be required to work in different locations and work outside of normal office hours.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
Commercial
- Review, assist and advise on contract interpretation, dispute negotiation and settlement
- Tailor and negotiate existing agreements and draft bespoke third party agreements to reflect the requirements of the organisation
- Identify and advise on contractual risk and provide commercial legal advice on request
- Assist the Contracts Team with the tender process
- Represent the organisation at court hearings
Employment
- Manage a caseload of employment tribunals
- Provide advice on employment matters including grievance, performance and disciplinaries
- Drafting of policies, contracts and other relevant documents
Civil
- Manage a mixed caseload of litigious matters to include small claims and employers liability claims
- Dealing with personal injury claims in conjunction with RTAs
- Undertake debt recovery and enforcement of judgements
A highly attractive rate of £25 - £35 per hour dependant upon experience is offered and our client is willing to consider flexible hours and/or homeworking for the right candidate
Venn Group aim to deliver the highest standards, so you can be assured your application will be handled with professionalism and care.
At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to all applications individually. If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Venn Group acts as an employment agency and an employment business.