Lawyer - Financial Services Regulatory

1 month ago


Cirencester Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Cotswold District Council Full time

Permanent
Cotswold District is a great place to live, work and visit, and we are rightly proud of our businesses, communities and residents. We are busy recreating a council that’s pro-active and responsive to the needs of our residents and businesses in a fast changing environment. That means we need to be ‘fleet of foot’ and look for innovative and creative ways to deliver against our Corporate Plan priorities.
If so, you will be welcomed as part of a friendly team who provide a comprehensive in-house legal service. You will be a qualified legal professional who is able to provide advice upon a range of matters.
Working autonomously within the required area of expertise, to provide a quality legal service to Cotswold District Council, Forest of Dean District Council and West Oxfordshire District Council. You will be required to provide the provision of legal advice generally, including to all Council Officers and Members and providing advice on probity and lawfulness issues relating to decisions by or conduct of the Council.
The successful candidate will be a highly organised team worker who can respond to deadlines, work promptly under pressure using initiative, adopts a proactive approach, has excellent customer services skills, a high standard of communication and is proficient with MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint. You will undertake legal casework with limited supervision generated by the Councils including: advising Officers on the exercise of the powers allocated to them and to draft Notices, Orders and Agreements as appropriate.
You will be one of the main contacts responsible for the provision of legal advice to the Contracts and Procurement Service, which will include commissioning, company/commercial and relate to decisions and activities of the Councils of high complexity and value and/or substantial corporate importance and will undertake original drafting of complex documentation for contracts and other contract and procurement related matters on behalf of the Councils including transactions at a strategic level and of a complex nature and provide corporate advice on matters affecting local government.
We offer a hybrid work environment with the flexibility to work from both our office locations in Cirencester, Coleford, or Witney, as well as from the comfort of your own home. Embrace the best of both worlds with our innovative approach to legal services.
To be a Fully qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive
~ Evidence of and commitment to Continuous Professional Development
~3-5 years’ experience in one, or a combination of the following fields: Contracts, Procurement and Local Government.
~ Ability to travel

However, the Council supports working from home where business needs permit. Some travel to Forest of Dean District Council or West Oxfordshire District Council may be necessary from time to time.
Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
~ Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
~26 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays, which increases to 29 days after five years of service
~ Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
~ Generous contributory local government pension scheme
~ Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
~ Cycle to work scheme
~ Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with huge tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
~ Paid for access to digital financial advice (covering mortgages and other finances)
~ It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities.
Accredited of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies - Please state this within your covering statement or in a separate email.
Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical questionnaire; nationality and immigration status;


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