Commercial Contracts Lawyer

Sellick Partnership Limited - Public Sector; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Commercial Contracts Lawyer to join a local authority's commercial team in Yorkshire. The role involves drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, handling public procurement matters, and providing legal advice. This position offers a competitive salary of £45,000 - £48,000, complete flexible working options, and opportunity for part-time hours. Ideal for solicitors or legal executives looking to grow their career in municipal law.

Benefits

Competitive salary up to £48,000

Complete flexible working

Remote working

Opportunity for part time or condensed hours

Local government pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in drafting and reviewing various commercial contracts.
• Knowledge of public procurement matters and related legislation.
• Familiarity with IT and Health and Social Care contracts.

Responsibilities

• Draft and review a wide range of commercial contracts.
• Handle public procurement matters for the local authority.
• Provide legal advice to various client departments.

Skills

Drafting commercial contracts

Public procurement

Construction law (NEC, JCT)

Providing legal advice

Education

Qualified solicitor or legal executive

Job description

Commercial Contracts Lawyer

Permanent

£45,000 - £48,000 DOE

Yorkshire

Sellick Partnership are delighted to be supporting a local authority in Yorkshire with some permanent recruitment into their Commercial Team. We are looking for a qualified solicitor or legal executive to join a commercial contracts and procurement team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with previous experience or someone looking to re‑train in a different area of law. The successful candidate for the Contracts Lawyer post will pick up a range of matters, including but not limited to:

• Drafting, reviewing and amending a wide range of commercial contracts
• Public procurement matters
• IT, Goods and Services and Health and Social Care contracts
• Construction matters such as NEC and JCTs
• Support projects teams
• Providing commercial legal advice to various client departments

Not only is this a fantastic opportunity to join a experienced team, there is much more the local authority can offer:

• Competitive salary of up to £48,000
• Complete flexible working
• Remote working
• Opportunity for part time or condensed hours
• Local government pension scheme

If you are interesting in applying for this position or would like a confidential chat then please get in touch with Sara Robinson in our Manchester office.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.