Senior Lawyer (Property and Regeneration)
We are growing our Property Team with the addition of a Senior Property/Regeneration Lawyer within the Place Legal team. This role is ideal for someone with a significant level of technical knowledge and experience in Commercial Property Law and Regeneration Projects. If you are motivated, ambitious, and eager to learn and develop further in this area of law, we want to hear from you. West Northants is a great place to work, offering flexibility, career progression, and a range of benefits.
About the role
No two days in the Property Team are the same at West Northants. You will work with a large and diverse commercial property portfolio, including acquisitions and disposals of freehold and leasehold premises, landlord and tenant matters, and development projects linked to the Councils dynamic regeneration programme. Recent initiatives include the Market Square Regeneration, major land acquisition transactions, and the Waterside and Marefair redevelopment project.
You will also have opportunities to mentor and support other team members. The Council is actively pursuing regeneration projects, creating exciting and challenging work for the legal team.
About you
We welcome applications from individuals with a passion for delivering excellent legal services in a fast-paced environment. While local government experience is not essential, the ideal candidate will possess:
1. A strong technical background in Commercial Property Law and Regeneration Projects.
2. A willingness to learn and grow professionally.
3. A commitment to shaping and delivering exemplary legal services.
We offer mentoring, coaching, and training to help you achieve your goals. Benefits include flexible working arrangements, a holiday purchase scheme, LGPS pension scheme, a Lifestyle Benefits Scheme, and more. Let us know how we can support your work-life balance with flexible working options.
Our benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
* Cycle to Work scheme.
* Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
* Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
* Car Lease scheme via Tusker.
* Payment of professional subscription / membership - WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
* Employee Assistance Programme - available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
* Ongoing training and development opportunities.
* A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part-time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
About us
At West Northants Council, it's about our people. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner.
West Northants Council, where careers thrive.
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