Corporate Governance Lawyer - Sheffield
Contract: 3 months with view to extend
Rate: 60 p/h
Responsibilities:
* Advise on the legal requirements and limitations of a committee system of governance (including area committees).
* Advise on the legal requirements of the Council's constitution and contribute to a review of the constitution.
* Review/draft policy documents and protocols connected with the operation of the constitution and the committee system.
* Advise on the scheme of delegations within the constitution and the requirements for reports to decision-makers.
* Advise on local government constitutional and administrative law.
Candidates must have current experience of advising on/drafting local authority constitutions. Familiarity with the modern committee system would be a definite advantage, as would experience of putting complex legal concepts into plain language. We want our constitution to be as easy to understand for a lay person as possible. If all of this applies to your experience, please apply.
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