Senior Solicitor

Senior Solicitor

£55,523 to £62,867 per annum

40 Hours per week (5 days) / 52 weeks per year

Based from Corporate Offices, Ruskin Mill College, Nailsworth, Near Stroud

We have an exciting opportunity for an English law qualified solicitor with circa 3 years PQE (post-qualification experience) to assist and support the Head of Legal Services to provide a pragmatic in-house legal advice service to the Ruskin Mill Trust Group and Ruskin Mill Land Trust Group and to support the mitigation of risk arising from any legal, regulatory, compliance or governance issues.

Main Duties will include:

• To provide legal advice to the Trustees and senior leaders of the Ruskin Mill Trust Group and Ruskin Mill Land Trust Group in all areas as required
• To provide a professional, effective and compliant support service to the Trust across all categories including: property, commercial, contracts and contractual disputes, relevant regulatory matters, charity law and to pro-actively network internally and externally and to identify and implement best practice. (The role will have access to external, specialist, professional advisers, where required)
• To take the legal lead on property matters across the Trust working in particular with colleagues in the property team, assisting in the review of leasehold portfolio, implementing required amendments and ensuring all documentation is up to date and registered.
• To lead as required on property acquisitions and assisting colleagues across the Trust with legal matters arising from capital development projects.
• Assist in the development and application of legal best practice within policies and procedures plus in terms of organisational risk reduction.
• Review and ensure all contractual arrangements which involve the Ruskin Mill Trust Group are professionally and appropriately drawn up and meet the objects of the Trust, and that all contractual requirements are recognised and met.

For full remit of the role, please view the job description.

You may be required to travel to other Trust sites and evening and weekend work may be required.

Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is rewarding and in return, we offer competitive salaries, with progression in pay once qualified, and a private pension scheme. In addition, staff receive:

• Staff receive a comprehensive induction, an excellent personal development plan and extensive training
• 33-38 days annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing with your length of service with us

Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales. We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.

For further information or to apply, please visit rmt.org/jobs

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.