Senior Contracts Lawyer

Senior Contracts Lawyer – 3 months initially – Full Time – Local Authority

Venn Group's specialist legal team are currently working with a busy/successful Local Authority, who are known for their excellent team culture, who are recruiting for a Senior Contracts Lawyer to join their department.

This is a full–time assignment (40 hours per week).

Responsibilities:

• To assist in planning, co–ordinating and undertaking the legal work in respect of the Council's functions, including its contract, procurement, economic regeneration and best value functions.
• To manage and supervise staff within the Contracts Section as directed.
• To undertake the most complex legal work to the highest professional and client care standards.
• To assist the Chief Contracts Lawyer in planning, co–ordinating and undertaking the legal work in support of the Council's functions relating to contracts, procurement, economic regeneration, companies and other functions assigned from time to time by the Chief Contracts Lawyer.
• To be responsible for managing and ensuring the development of a Contracts Lawyer and to allocate work to that person as appropriate.
• To undertake a substantial personal caseload of the most complex contract work including the provision of legal advice and drafting, negotiation and agreeing of complex documentation for all types of contracts and commercial transactions and, as required, legal documentation for other transactions.

Requirements:

• A qualified lawyer – solicitor, barrister or legal executive
• The ideal applicant will have recent experience working in a Local Authority.

Interested? For further information, please contact Imogen Boles Gray on , alternatively email .

This role is to start as soon as possible therefore please do not hesitate in applying.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.