Chief Legal Officer

4 weeks ago


Ilford, United Kingdom London Borough of Redbridge Full time

**Redbridge is an ambitious, diverse and exciting east-London borough. What we do is driven by changing our relationship with local people to support our vision. As a result, we've developed innovative ways to build our communities and transform our Council.**

**We're one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the third most diverse London borough. Our **communities are attracted by a mixture of excellent schools, relatively affordable housing, high-quality open space and rapid transport connections into the heart of the City.**

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join us as Chief Legal Officer and Deputy Monitoring Officer, to lead and manage the Council’s Legal Services and to act as deputy to the Operational Director of Assurance and Monitoring Officer.

This is an important role that offers an excellent opportunity to help make a difference and be part of a wider corporate strategy to shape the improvement and development of the borough of Redbridge through involvement in major Council projects designed to build on existing socio-economic strengths, tackle challenges, and develop transformational policies.

As our Chief Legal Officer and Deputy Monitoring Officer, you will lead and manage our Legal Services. You will assist the Operational Director of Assurance to manage the legal and governance functions of the Council and act in the statutory function of a Deputy Monitoring Officer. Working closely with the Operational Director of Assurance and relevant heads of service and directors, you will provide strategic and professional advice on legal, constitutional, and corporate governance issues. You will also act as lead lawyer for the Council to negotiate and finalise complex and major commercial and regeneration deals.

This is a full time, permanent post.

**Closing date: 5 February 2023**

**& Person Specification**

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**Ambitious for Redbridge



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