What's involved with this role: Note: the pay rate is provisional only and the ad will be amended with the confirmed rate once received Interim Governance Lawyer Reference no: Sheffield 0009 ADD4 / 1 Pay Rate: £40.00 per hour PAYE 37 Monday - Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 1-2 months City: SHEFFIELD We are looking for a lawyer with experience of local authority governance to provide corporate governance support. Key Responsibilities: Advising on the legal requirements and limitations of a committee system of governance (including area committees) Advising on the legal requirements of the Council’s constitution and contributing to a review of the constitution Contributing to/advising on/reviewing/drafting policy documents and protocols connected with the operation of the constitution and the committee system Advising on the scheme of delegations within the constitution and the requirements for reports to decision-makers Advising on local government constitutional and administrative law Attending meetings as required Key requirements: Law Society admitted and Solicitor Regulatory Authority registered solicitor, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives or Bar Standards Board registered barrister. A thorough knowledge of that area of law, good advocacy skills and considerable experience in case management Familiarity with the modern committee system would be a definite advantage Must have current experience of advising on/drafting local authority constitutions. Experience of putting complex legal concepts into plain language Capable of reading and understanding large amounts of documents quickly. Ability to absorb and interpret legislation, case law and procedures. Ability to assimilate facts and present these in a coherent fashion in order to facilitate desired results for the council. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. "XI ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.