Solicitor Charity Colchester - £60,000 Hybrid working in Chelmsford

Solicitor Charity Colchester – £60,000 Hybrid working

A well established, nationwide charity are looking for a qualified Solicitor to join their legal team.

This role will provide expert legal advice across the charity on commercial, property, employment and contract matters, whilst ensuring compliance with regulations and data compliance and managing legal risk.
The successful candidate will evidence strong commercial experience alongside a general knowledge of other areas of law. External legal advisors will be consulted for matters of a more complex and specialist legal nature.

Working in Colchester – this is a Hybrid position with 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home with flexibility around ad hoc meetings as required.
As a qualified Solicitor you will:

Provide advice on broad legal issues, including public law, commercial law, intellectual property, and charity-specific regulations to support organisational strategy
Identify, assess and manage legal and regulatory risks for the charity and managing the Legal Risk Registers
Ensuring the organization complies with its statutory and regulatory framework.
Liaising with external legal advisors on matters of a more complex and specialist legal nature.
Overseeing property transactions, leases, and drafting of commercial contracts.
Advising on employment contracts, workplace policies, and handling any related disputes.
Protecting the charity's intellectual property, such as trademarks and copyrights.
To be suitable for this role you will be a qualified solicitor with experience broad commercial law experience. Exposure to charity law, probate law, property law, conveyancing, employment law and tribunals, contract law, and data protection legislation would be beneficial. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex legal issues is essential.
The salary on offer for this role is up to £60,000 plus 27 days holidays (plus BH), pension scheme and other benefits.

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