Lawyer

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Lawyer to join our Legal Services team. You will provide high-quality legal advice and representation across a broad caseload relevant to your level of experience. Working closely with internal departments and external stakeholders, you will support a wide range of legal matters to ensure effective governance, legal compliance, and service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload, providing legal advice, drafting, and advocacy on matters within the team’s portfolio.
• Act as a legal advisor on non-complex matters, ensuring the provision of sound legal guidance in line with relevant legislation, policy, and procedure.
• Draft and review legal documents and assist with the preparation of reports, briefing notes, and training materials related to new or changing legislation.
• Provide support in the preparation of committee reports, ensuring legal and constitutional compliance.
• Attend statutory panels, boards, and meetings with senior officers or external bodies to offer legal support where required.

Operational and Team Support

• Support day-to-day legal operations within the team, collaborating with colleagues to prioritise and manage workloads.
• Assist with the organisation and maintenance of internal administrative and quality assurance systems.
• Support the use of external legal providers when required and attend legal conferences or hearings as appropriate.
• Ensure deadlines, court timetables, and internal targets are met through effective time management and diary planning.

Corporate Contribution

• Contribute positively to the organisation’s strategic objectives and cross-departmental initiatives.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, partners, and clients.
• Promote inclusive, non-discriminatory practice in line with equality, diversity and inclusion principles.
• Support service improvement, innovation, and sustainability initiatives within Legal Services.

Performance and Professional Standards

• Ensure professional standards are maintained at all times, with compliance to service level agreements and quality frameworks such as Lexcel (where applicable).
• Meet time recording and performance targets, and participate in appraisals, training and development.
• Assist with the implementation of the Legal Services Team Plan and contribute to the achievement of organisational goals.

Person Specification

• Essential: Qualified solicitor, barrister, or legal executive eligible to practise in England and Wales.
• Experience handling a legal caseload, preferably within the public or wider legal services sector.
• Ability to provide accurate legal advice and undertake legal drafting across a range of subject areas.
• Strong advocacy and negotiation skills with the ability to represent the organisation where appropriate.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and flexible approach.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.

• Desirable: Experience working within or supporting public sector or local government legal services.
• Familiarity with governance structures, policy development or decision-making processes within a public body.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, and we particularly encourage applications from disabled candidates and those from underrepresented groups within the legal profession. Flexible working arrangements are available and supported.