A Legal Counsel Contracts and Commercial opportunity based in West Yorkshire. This is a senior legal leadership role combining complex commercial advisory work with team management and strategic stakeholder engagement.
You will advise senior officers and elected members on significant commercial, contractual and governance matters while managing a varied portfolio of high value and high profile projects.
Our client is a large public sector organisation delivering a wide range of services across its communities. The legal function plays a key role in enabling policy delivery, supporting major projects and protecting the organisation's interests.
The legal team works closely with senior decision makers across the organisation, providing commercially focused advice on complex and strategically important matters.
Description
- Advising senior stakeholders, committees and decision makers on complex commercial, procurement, governance and contractual matters.
- Managing a personal caseload of high profile and legally complex commercial projects.
- Drafting and negotiating significant commercial agreements, partnership arrangements and project documentation.
- Leading, supervising and developing lawyers within the Contracts and Commercial team.
- Supporting major strategic initiatives, corporate ventures, governance matters and risk management activities across the organisation.
Profile
- A solicitor, barrister, Chartered Legal Executive or lawyer with equivalent practical experience.
- Experienced in complex commercial, contracts, procurement or local government legal work.
- Comfortable advising senior stakeholders on legally sensitive and strategically important issues.
- Experienced in drafting, negotiating and managing complex legal documentation.
- Able to lead, supervise or mentor legal professionals within a busy team environment.
- Commercially minded with strong judgement, analytical skills and stakeholder management capability.
Job Offer
Salary of £53,051 to £58,358 plus a £3,000 market supplement, providing total earnings of up to £61,358.
Hybrid working with a small number of office days each month and the remainder working from home.
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- 28.5 days annual leave rising to 33.5 days after five years
- practising certificate fees paid
- enhanced family leave
- wellbeing support
- career development programmes
- the security of permanent public sector employment.
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Legal Counsel Commerical Contracts in Huddersfield employer: Michael Page
ASDA is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the heart of Leeds. With a strong commitment to employee growth, ASDA provides numerous opportunities for professional development and advancement, alongside competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. The hybrid working model allows for flexibility, making it an attractive workplace for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in one of the UK's leading retail brands.
