Locum Senior Governance Solicitor
- Recruiter
- Venn Group (Birmingham)
- Location
- East Midlands
- Salary
- £45 - £55 Per Hour
- Posted
- 15 Aug 2019
- Closes
- 12 Sep 2019
- Ref
- SHP/6871850
- Contact
- Sophie Powell
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Practice Area
- Data Protection, Planning / Environment, Property and Planning
- PQE Level
- NQ
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Locum Senior Governance Solicitor – £45 to £55 per hour – East Midlands
Venn Group's specialist legal team are delighted to be recruiting for a Locum Senior Governance Solicitor and Team Leader for a Local Authority based in the East Midlands.
The team are looking for someone to carry out the role for an initial period of 6 months, on a full-time basis, to start in October. Occasional home working will be considered, however, this role is predominantly office based.
The ideal candidate will be a Solicitor or Barrister with experience of working within local government and with the confidence to provide legal advice to senior colleagues within the authority.
The successful applicant will be expected to carry out various responsibilities including:
- Managing a team of 6, made up of Solicitors and other legal practitioners
- Advising and supporting the Monitoring Officer on amongst other issues: whistleblowing, scrutiny, complaints, elected members and the constitution
- Acting as key advisor on a variety of legal areas, to include: planning and highways, education law, data protection and freedom of information and governance
- Attending committees and crime and police panels
This role is offering an attractive rate of between £45 and £55 per hour umbrella dependent upon experience.
For more information about the position, please contact Sophie Powell or Ben Watts on 0121 616 0660. Alternatively email your CV to midlandslegal@venngroup.com
We look forward to your application.
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