Legal Officer

YPO’s Contracts Team is looking to welcome a Legal Officer to the team, covering a 12-month secondment. This is a great opportunity for a law graduate or someone with a legal background to gain hands-on experience in commercial contracts and public procurement. It’s a perfect stepping stone if you’re aiming for a Training Contract or want to build a career in commercial law.

**Salary**:Starting at** **£39,186 per year

**Contract**:Fixed term for 12 months, full-time, with hybrid and flexible working

**Location**: YPO, 41 Industrial Park, Wakefield WF2 0XE

**Benefits**:29 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays, plus 3 discretionary closedown days, Local Government Pension Scheme and more

**About the Role**:
In this role, you’ll work on drafting and reviewing important contracts worth millions of pounds. You'll also help with novations, variations, guarantees, and other legal documents. A big part of the job is doing legal research to improve the company’s contract templates and ensuring everything follows legal guidelines.

You’ll be working with different people from sectors like construction, welfare, insurance, and medicine, so excellent verbal and written communication skills are important. You’ll also represent YPO in legal meetings and help resolve contract issues.

As a go-to person for public procurement legal queries, you’ll help in advising the team on tricky legal matters, ensuring compliance across the organisation. This role gives you the chance to learn a lot about how law works in the public sector while contributing to services that make a difference across the UK.

**Essential Skills**:

- Law degree or legal experience, with qualifications like MCIPS or CILeX being a bonus.
- Good understanding of public sector procurement and the current laws and regulations.
- Experience drafting and reviewing contracts, including different types of contract clauses.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.

For full details about the role and the important skills you’ll need, please click here to read the Job Description and Person Specification.

**“We champion public value, helping education and public sector organisations get the most from their resources.”**

YPO has 50 years' experience in giving back to the public sector. Five decades ago, 13 local authorities came together to combine their buying demands and achieve efficiency, and that's when our organisation as it's known today began.

We supply products and services to a wide range of customers including schools, local authorities, charities, emergency services, the public sector, and other businesses such as nurseries and care homes.

We're 100% publicly owned, by our 13 member authorities, which means the profits we make are returned to our public sector customers, delivering even better value for money.

**Some of the benefits of working at YPO**:

- Access to a Local Government Pension Scheme (WYPF)
- Generous holiday package
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Access to Occupational Health Service
- Paid membership of your professional body
- Commitment to staff development
- Family friendly policies
- Cycle2Work Scheme

**How to Apply**:
Please ensure that your CV is current and includes your contact details and all relevant qualifications. In your supporting statement, please explain your motivation for applying, how you feel you meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification.

**Key Dates**:
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Interviews are planned to take place **week commencing 11**th** November 2024, **in-person at our Wakefield Offices.

**Legal Officer (YPO)**

**Location**:YPO

**Town**:Wakefield

**Salary**:£39,186 per year - £42,403 per year

**Posted**:16/10/2024

**Closing date**:03/11/2024

**Closing time**:23:59

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