Job Description
Are you an effective communicator and problem-solver, enthusiastic, proactive and enjoy working in a team? If so, we have a fantastic permanent opportunity as a Commercial Lawyer and in addition we can offer some fantastic benefits.
* Salary from £45,718 per annum to £49,764 per annum
* Full-time 37 hours a week
* Hybrid/Flexible working
* Pension scheme 19% total contribution (you pay approximately 6.5%) and by joining the scheme this includes Death in service cover of 3 x your salary
* Annual leave 26 days plus bank holidays increasing to 31 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays AND you can buy additional leave should you need to!
* Employee Assistance scheme, store discounts, flexi hours scheme, cycle to work scheme and much more!
This exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Legal Services at Sheffield City Council at what will be exciting times for Sheffield as it continues its existing regeneration and embarks on new programmes.
The team you will be working in is managed by a Senior Lawyer based in the Town Hall. Our team provides legal advice in relation to a wide range of complex commercial areas, including contract, procurement and subsidy control, and is heavily involved in much high profile work including the dynamic redevelopment of the city.
The Successful Candidate Will
* Manage a varied case load including high-profile and complex matters
* Work closely with senior officers and at times councillors, external lawyers
* Work collaboratively with a team of friendly and hardworking lawyers and professional officers
* Work with the Senior Lawyer, the Legal Leadership Team and other stakeholders to provide high quality legal services
For The Role, You Will Need
* Recognised Legal Qualification (Solicitor/Barrister or FCILEX)
* Good experience of complex commercial work
* Excellent communication and comprehensive commercial drafting skills
* The ability to work with both internal and external professionals on major projects and other complex matters.
Sheffield is a brilliant city. It is resourceful, inventive, welcoming a place rooted in its history and ambitious for the future. Its a place full of potential and we are working hard to create a council that works with residents, communities and businesses to unleash that potential.
For an informal discussion, please contact Patrick Chisholm Sellars on 01142734063.
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide pay slip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.
Job Details:
* Job reference: REQ003134
* Date posted: 01/04/2025
* Application closing date: 22/04/2025
* Location: Sheffield
* Salary Grade: 9, £45,718 to £49,764
* Package: x3
* Permanent Contractual hours: 37
* Job category/type: Legal
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Part-time
Job function: Legal
Industries: Law Practice
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