The role
An opportunity has arisen for a Lawyer in the contracts team at Southwark Council. The post will support all departments across the council, with particular emphasis on the the Housing and Modernisation Department.
The successful candidate will be an admitted Solicitor of England and Wales, with a current practising certificate or eligible to apply for a practising certificate, with 3 years post admission experience or a Barrister called to the bar of England and Wales, with 3 years post call experience or a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives with a current practising certificate or eligible to apply for a practising certificate or a qualified lawyer possessing an equivalent qualification gained in another jurisdiction, with 3 years’ post qualification experience.
The successful candidate will have experience of dealing with local government contract matters and an up to date knowledge of public contracts regulations 2015, especially concerning regeneration agreements.
Staff Benefits
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a friendly, supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members.
For more information on our staff benefits, please visit: https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and-more/
Application Process
Please upload your recent CV and cover letter of no more than 250 words by clicking on 'apply now'. We advise reviewing the person specification criteria in the job description document found at the end of this page.
Please note this role may require the undertaking of a basic DBS check.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Additional salary details
- Please note, this role has a potential salary package of up to £53,331 PA
(base salary + 5% market factor payment and £2327 HTF payment)
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 11:59pm 7 October 2021
Interview and Assessments: 18 October 2021
We are an organisation that is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at the senior management level in the council.
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