Commerical Solicitor

Page Personnel; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Annual leave 28.5–33.5 days

Practising certificate fees paid

Enhanced family leave

Wellbeing support

Career development programmes

Permanent public sector employment

Job summary

Page Personnel in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior legal professional to advise on complex commercial and procurement matters within a large public sector organisation. The role involves guiding senior decision makers, managing high-profile projects, and drafting major contracts and governance documentation.

The successful applicant will lead a Contracts and Commercial team, offering strategic advice and risk management across major initiatives while ensuring compliance with public sector

Qualifications

• Experience advising senior stakeholders on complex commercial, procurement and governance matters.
• Ability to draft, negotiate and manage complex legal documentation.
• Experience supervising or mentoring lawyers within a busy team.

Responsibilities

• Advising senior stakeholders on complex commercial, procurement, governance and contractual matters.
• Managing a personal caseload of high profile and legally complex commercial projects.
• Drafting and negotiating significant commercial agreements, partnership arrangements and project documentation.
• Leading, supervising and developing lawyers within the Contracts and Commercial team.
• Supporting major strategic initiatives, governance matters and risk management across the organisation.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Stakeholder mgmt

Leadership

Drafting & Negotiation

Strategic advisory

Procurement law

Local government law

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

• Senior leadership role with complex commercial matters
• Influence major Council projects and strategic decisions

About Our Client

Our client is a large public sector organisation delivering a wide range of services across its communities. The legal function plays a key role in enabling policy delivery, supporting major projects and protecting the organisation's interests.The legal team works closely with senior decision makers across the organisation, providing commercially focused advice on complex and strategically important matters.

Job Description

• Advising senior stakeholders, committees and decision makers on complex commercial, procurement, governance and contractual matters.
• Managing a personal caseload of high profile and legally complex commercial projects.
• Drafting and negotiating significant commercial agreements, partnership arrangements and project documentation.
• Leading, supervising and developing lawyers within the Contracts and Commercial team.
• Supporting major strategic initiatives, corporate ventures, governance matters and risk management activities across the organisation.

The Successful Applicant

• A solicitor, barrister, Chartered Legal Executive or lawyer with equivalent practical experience.
• Experienced in complex commercial, contracts, procurement or local government legal work.
• Comfortable advising senior stakeholders on legally sensitive and strategically important issues.
• Experienced in drafting, negotiating and managing complex legal documentation.
• Able to lead, supervise or mentor legal professionals within a busy team environment.
• Commercially minded with strong judgement, analytical skills and stakeholder management capability.

What's on Offer

Salary of £53,051 to £58,358 plus a £3,000 market supplement, providing total earnings of up to £61,358.

• Hybrid working with a small number of office days each month and the remainder working from home.
• Benefits include the Local Government Pension Scheme, 28.5 days annual leave rising to 33.5 days after five years, practising certificate fees paid, enhanced family leave, wellbeing support, career development programmes and the security of permanent public sector employment.