Solicitor - Newly Qualified Solicitor - Senior Legal Officer

Salary

NJC23 £34,434.00 to NJC34 £45,091.00

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Hours

Fulltime - Permanent

Date posted

30/10/2025

Job reference

NELC

Do you have a passion for Commercial Property with experience of Property Transactions?

Are you wanting to join a proactive in-house Legal Team?

North East Lincolnshire Council is seeking a legal professional with experience in Commercial Property, whether that be as a Solicitor, newly qualified Solicitor or an experienced Senior Legal Officer.

It's an exciting and rewarding time to work for North East Lincolnshire Council with multiple regeneration projects taking place across the borough and beyond including Cleethorpes and Grimsby Levelling Up Fund projects, and the Humber Freeport, more information of some the regen projects can be found at:

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What will your day look like?

Your day in this role will be varied and engaging, working within a busy legal team handling a high volume of commercial property matters and supporting regeneration projects across North East Lincolnshire. You'll be responsible for managing a diverse caseload that includes property sales, purchases, leases, and landlord-tenant issues, while also providing legal advice and support to internal departments. You'll attend meetings related to major regeneration initiatives offering legal input.

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will be a qualified Solicitor registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority, or hold a Level 6 legal qualification such as CILEX, with at least five years of experience in a legal property environment. They will be capable of working effectively as part of a team, embracing change and new ways of working, while also being able to independently plan and prioritise their workload to meet deadlines. A strong foundation of legal knowledge and skills is essential to provide advanced support across legal services. While experience in local government and an understanding of the challenges facing local authorities is desirable, it is not essential for the role.

Why join us?

The team are a mix of experienced solicitors, senior legal officers, trainee solicitors and legal officers, covering a broad range of areas, and sharing their expertise and experience to work together effectively.

We work in a collaborative yet independent environment and ensure all members of the team are supported in their matters where assistance and guidance is provided when required.

The team are busy, friendly and welcoming and are happy to assist which enables us to provide advice to achieve the best value and outcome for client departments and the Council overall. Joining our team would provide a candidate with experience of high value projects, and further insight into local government law and governance.

Working in North East Lincolnshire Council's legal team provides a high level of flexibility in terms of working arrangements and hours, including hybrid home and office working and flexi-time. Flexible working arrangements including the ability to work remotely are available and will be considered.

In addition, the in-house legal team do not complete traditional legal time- recording and billing in comparison to some private sector law firms.

The work conducted by the team has a significant impact on the local area and the successful candidate's input on these projects and schemes is highly valued.

Development opportunities are also available in terms of additional training, shadowing other members of the team, and career progression.

Think you can make a difference? We want to hear from you

For more information, please refer to the attached guidance and role profile. If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Abbie Mills, Email:

Key Dates

Advert Closing Date: 24th November 2025

Interview Date: W/C 1st December 2025

We want you to have the best interview experience with us, so will provide candidates selected for interview their questions 24 hours in advance of meeting us.

We reserve the right to close our adverts early if we have received a significant volume of suitable applications.

We love AI and think it plays a great role in the world of work. However, for your application, we want to hear from YOU As such, we will be testing applications to determine the use of AI, and applications that have heavily utilised the function will be scrutinised for suitability.

As part of your RewardNEL package, you will have a generous leave entitlement (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension.

You will also have access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform.

This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, free and discounted local car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels.

NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme.

Do you need support?

If you need any help applying for this position, please contact Wendy Trask on text or call). Wendy can support with digital access as well as offering advice and guidance about completing the different sections of the application form.

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We regularly review data to ensure our recruitment processes are fair, transparent and promote equal opportunities for all. We also have an in-house Equalities Champions Group that works to promote and embed inclusivityin the workplace, helping us identify areas where we can take positive action, and make the organisation a safe space for colleagues to feel connected.