Lawyer

4 weeks ago

Cirencester, United Kingdom Cotswold District Council Full time

**Lawyer**
**£44,974-£47,572 (after successful probation period)**

**Cirencester/agile working**

**An exciting time to join Cotswold District Council.**

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 changingenvironment. That means we need to be ‘fleet of foot’ and look for innovative and creative ways to deliver against our Corporate Plan priorities.

**Are you a genuine team player? Do you enjoy variety in your work?**

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 advicegenerally, including to all Council Officers and Members and providing advice on probity and lawfulness issues relating to decisions by or conduct of the Council.

**About the role**

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 the main contact and be responsible for the provision oflegal advice to the Contracts and the Procurement Service, which will include commissioning, company/commercial and relate to decisions and activities of the Councils of high complexityand 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 acomplex nature and provide corporate advice on matters affecting local government.

**You will need**
- 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.
- Experience of time management and task prioritisation to meet inflexible deadlines.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and sustain relationships with a variety of people both within and external to the Councils;
**Special Conditions**
- Ability to travel

**What can we do for you**
- 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
- In addition you will have an extra two volunteering days a year for you to support a charity of your choice
- 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)
- Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements

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