L71 SENIOR SOLICITOR (Planning, Property, Contracts and Procurement)
£43,081-£45,033 – Grade 12
The Council is looking to recruit a Senior Solicitor to join its already experienced team within Legal Services. In return, you can expect a rewarding career with an organization that offers a range of attractive benefits and a friendly, flexible, and supportive work environment.
We are looking for someone who will be fundamental in meeting the Legal Team’s vision, which is to support the Council in acting lawfully and with high standards of governance to achieve its corporate objectives for the local community. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an amazing legal team that will give you the opportunity to develop your legal career and expertise.
In this role, you will support stakeholders by providing specialist legal advice, representation, and assistance across a range of planning, property, and procurement matters. We are excited about this role and would very much like to welcome you to Broxtowe Borough Council.
We’re looking for an individual who has experience in:
* The ideal candidate will have previous experience within Planning law (drafting planning enforcement notices, planning advice, certificates of lawfulness, planning committees once a month).
* Experience with commercial property matters such as acquisitions, sales, and commercial leases.
* Local government experience is desirable, but we welcome applications from people from all parts of the legal sector.
* The successful candidate will need to be a qualified Solicitor/Barrister/FILEX with a current Practising Certificate.
The ideal candidate would be:
* Effective in communicating both written and verbally with officers internally, and externally with courts, barristers, professional bodies, stakeholders, and members of the public.
* Self-motivated with the ability to handle a large and varied complex caseload.
* Innovative, creative, and able to act both strategically and practically.
* Resilient, enthusiastic, and possess personal diplomacy and self-motivation.
* Someone who represents our GREAT values and behaviours.
What you need to know:
A requirement for this role is to attend the Council’s Planning Committee meeting each month.
Successfully shortlisted candidates will be asked to attend a formal interview which may include a test/scenario/exercise to determine suitability for the role.
For an informal chat, please contact Razina Ayoub, Head of Legal (Deputy Monitoring Officer) on 0115 9173277.
Closing date: 31.12.2024
Expected interview date: Week commencing 13 January 2025
Why join us?
The Council has five GREAT values which represent our standards and expectations of how we’ll work.
As a disability confident employer and an organization committed to equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The Council embraces flexible ways of working to ensure that we can attract the best talent and experience and get the most from our employees. While meeting the needs of our residents is a priority, we are happy to discuss your options when you apply for a job with us.
As a Broxtowe Borough Council employee, you can enjoy many benefits including a generous pension fund and leave scheme, loyalty awards, and family-friendly policies to help you balance your work and family life, as well as discounts and offers as part of our employee benefits scheme. You can read more about these at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/jobs
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