Full job descriptionOpus People Solutions are hiring for a Senior Lawyer within a Local Authority based in Northamptonshire.
The role is 22.5 hours per week, and £55.00 Umbrella per hour umbrella inside IR35, with a contract length of 3 months+. Please see a high-level overview of what the position involves below:
*To provide legal advice and representation on a variety of matters within the designated legal team to Members and Officers of the Council and their service areas
*To provide legal advice and to contribute to the major project work of the Council within the remit of the designated legal team
*To conduct and manage a wide-ranging caseload of complex legal work and to prepare and draft complex legal documents as required in an efficient, effective and timely manner
*To prepare instructions and briefs to Counsel / external legal advisors
*To attend ad-hoc Council, Cabinet, Committee, Sub-committee, working groups and panel meetings to provide legal, procedural and constitutional advice as required
*To deputise for the Principal Lawyer and assist in the management and supervision of the designated legal team as required
*To identify and implement developments in areas of practice including cascading those developments to officers within the legal service
The ideal candidate will have:
*Highly developed written and oral communication skills
*Excellent research skills to effectively and confidently advise on a wide variety of legal issues
*Post qualification experience in providing legal advice, representation and undertaking legal work in complex areas of law
*Experience of working well under pressure to agreed objectives / targets
*Knowledge of the legislation governing the operation of Local Authorities
*Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives or a demonstrable level of relevant equivalent experience
*Previous experience within Local Government
If this role is of interest to you, please submit a copy of your CV and a mobile number.