L9 Principal Solicitor

The Council are looking to recruit a Principal Solicitor to join its already experienced team within Legal Services and in return you can expect a rewarding career with an organisation that offers a range of attractive benefits and a friendly, flexible, and supportive work environment You will provide management oversight of a small team and will undertake a wide variety of legal work with particular focus on Contracts and Procurement, and provide a quality and comprehensive legal service to officers, elected Members and other partners.  

We are looking for someone who will be fundamental in meeting the Legal Team’s vision which is to support the Council in acting lawfully and with high standards of governance to achieve its corporate objectives for the local community. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and is a team player who can contribute to the wider delivery of the Council’s corporate plan.  

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an amazing legal team which will give you the opportunity to develop your legal career and expertise. In this role you will support stakeholders by providing specialist legal advice, representation and assistance across a range of complex contract and procurement matters. We are excited about this role and would very much like to welcome you to Broxtowe Borough Council.

We’re looking for an individual who has experience in:

• The ideal candidate will have previous experience within Contracts (reviewing drafting and amending a range of commercial contracts, IT contracts, goods and services, framework agreements, consultancy agreements, funding agreements and public procurement).
• Experience with commercial property matters such as acquisitions, sales, commercial leases.
• In addition, you will manage a small legal team, this is the perfect opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career.
• The successful candidate will need to be a qualified Solicitor/Barrister/FILEX with a current Practising Certificate.

The ideal candidate would be:

• Able to support the Head of Legal (Deputy Monitoring Officer) in developing and delivering the corporate vision, value and priorities of the Council.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively both written and verbal with officers internally, and externally with courts, barristers, professional bodies, stakeholders and members of the public is essential.
• Self-motivated with an ability to handle a large and varied complex
• Ability to adapt to changing demands and remain solution focussed and provide sound legal advice
• Have resilience, enthusiasm, personal diplomacy and self-motivation.
• Someone who represents our GREAT values and behaviours

What you need to know:

There will also be a test to complete as part of the interview process.

For an informal chat please contact Razina Ayoub, Head of Legal (Deputy Monitoring Officer) on 0115 9173277

Closing date: 31 December 2024

Expected interview date: Week commencing 13 January 2025

Please quote post number: L9

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Why join us?

The Council has five GREAT values which represent our standards and expectations of how we’ll work.

As a disability confident employer and an organisation that is committed to equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

The Council embraces flexible ways of working to ensure that we can attract the best talent and experience and get the most from our employees. Whilst meeting the needs of our residents is a priority and we can’t guarantee we can accept all flexible working requests, we are happy to discuss your options when you apply for a job with us.

As a Broxtowe Borough Council employee you can enjoy many benefits including a generous pension fund, loyalty awards and family friendly policies to help you balance your work and family life, as well as discounts and offers as part of our employee benefits scheme.

Read more about the benefits of working at Broxtowe Borough Council.