Solicitor - Commercial Contracts

☞ South Gloucestershire Council

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Yate South West

Category: Legal / Contracts

Industry: Government Public Administration

Job type: Full-time

Salary: £37,890 - £40,876 a year

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Solicitor - Commercial Contracts

How you’ll make a difference

As an experienced legal advisor you will carry out the work of a Solicitor in the Legal Services Division, with particular emphasis on all aspects of commercial contract work to include procurement, negotiating, drafting and advising on terms and conditions of contracts, agreements, MoU etc. You will provide legal advice and support on a wide variety of major corporate projects such as waste contracts, commercial contracts, social care and health arrangements,

What will you be doing

  • On a daily basis you will support a busy team to ensure the effective delivery of legal advice on commercial contract work which will include procurement, negotiating, drafting and advising on terms and conditions.
  • You will be providing expert and wide ranging legal support on a wide variety of major corporate projects such as waste contracts, commercial contracts (including advising on contractual disputes), social care and health arrangements. In the role you will also provide legal advice on Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations, giving advice on the application of public interest test and exemptions and offer advice on all aspects of data protection.
  • It will be your responsibility to represent the Legal division at meetings, including providing g a at Committees, Sub Committees & Panels, including Regulatory and Licensing (taxi, alcohol and street trading).

What we need from you

  • You will be a qualified and registered solicitor with significant relevant professional experience, have a Law degree or a general degree and Common Professional Examination and Law Society’s Professional Examination.
  • It is essential that you have a sound understanding of Commercial Contract Law, Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations and knowledge of Data Protection,
  • You must have a demonstrable experience of managing a caseload and In the role you will need to be able to work with limited support and supervision and work as part of a team under pressure within tight timescales and have the ability to build and maintain positive working arrangements with colleagues, clients and all other relevant parties.
  • You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and effective IT skills.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

  • We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
  • We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
  • We have invested in the technology and support to enable staff to work seamlessly from home so we can ensure we are keeping staff safe during Covid-19. For those staff who may need to work in the office we have also ensured that our offices and hubs are Covid secure; and have measures in place such as one-way systems, socially distanced workstations and hand sanitizer stations throughout our premises.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work, and learn here.

  • We’re building and shaping communities which people are proud of
  • We’re working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
  • We’ve achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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