Commercial Lawyer

Sheffield City Council; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a qualified Commercial Lawyer to join their dynamic Legal Services team. In this exciting role, you will provide essential legal advice on a wide range of commercial matters, including contract and procurement issues, while managing your own caseload. The position offers a supportive environment that encourages teamwork and flexibility, allowing you to thrive in a fast-paced setting. With competitive salary and generous benefits, including a hybrid working model and extensive annual leave, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in local governance and community development.

Benefits

Pension scheme with 19% total contribution

26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Employee Assistance scheme

Store discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Ability to buy additional leave

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive with experience in Commercial Law.
• Understanding of legal case management systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative legal advice to Council Officers and Members.
• Manage a caseload involving complex and interesting legal matters.

Skills

Commercial Law

Legal Advice

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Recognised Legal Qualification (Solicitor, Barrister, FCILEX)

Tools

Legal Case Management Systems

Job description

Commercial Lawyer (3.5 Posts)

Benefits

Are you a qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive with experience of Commercial Law? Are you enthusiastic, flexible and enjoy teamwork? If so, we have a fantastic permanent opportunity as a Commercial Lawyer, and in addition we can offer some fantastic benefits:

1. Salary from £44,428 to £48,474 per annum
2. Full-time – 37 hours a week
3. Hybrid / Flexible working
4. 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
5. 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!
6. 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 team at Sheffield City Council as a Commercial Lawyer. The team operates in a fast-paced environment providing legal advice in relation to a full range of commercial matters relevant to local authorities, 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

1. Be responsible for providing authoritative advice to the Councils Officers and Members, ensuring that decisions are lawful.
2. Manage their own caseload, which will include complex and interesting areas of law.

For The Role, You Would Need To Have

1. Recognised Legal qualification (Solicitor, Barrister or FCILEX)
2. Understanding of legal case management systems and process knowledge
3. Technical knowledge in the specialist area of Commercial Law

For an informal discussion, please contact Patrick Chisholm on 0114 273 4063.