Contracts and Procurement Lawyer

Brighton-; Hove; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

LGPS pension

Paid annual leave

Employee discount

Job summary

Brighton & Hove City Council is seeking a Contracts and Procurement Lawyer to join the award-winning Legal Services team by the sea. The role focuses on commercial contracts and procurement work in a local government setting, offering a permanent position with flexible hours and a comprehensive benefits package.

Salary ranges and market supplement reflect experience and responsibilities. You will support a dynamic team, handle a varied caseload, and contribute to high-profile projects within a

Qualifications

• Qualified in England and Wales as a barrister, solicitor or legal executive.
• Interest in commercial contracts and procurement within local government.
• Strong client care, communication and a positive can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and guidance on commercial contracts and procurement at all stages.
• Manage a varied load of contracts and procurement work within the team.
• Deliver solution-focused legal support to internal clients and projects.

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Contracts and Procurement Lawyer

location_on Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ 29/11/2026 Contracts and Procurement Lawyer

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Job details

Salary Grade M11 - M9. £41,177 - £53,051 depending on experience, plus £8,000 Market Supplement. Contractual hours 37 Basis Flexi Hours Package We are pleased to offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your wellbeing. You can read about them on our Why work for us pages. Job category/type Legal Date posted 23/10/2026 Job reference REQ0001691 Attachments 2407L2-4.Sep25.Lawyer - Contracts & Procurement.JDPS.docx Shortlisting Questions for Lawyer - Contracts and Procurement.docx

Job description

Are you a talented barrister, solicitor or legal executive (qualified in England and Wales) who is interested in commercial contracts and procurement work in a local government setting? Come and join our award-winning Legal Services team by the sea!

Contract type: Permanent

Interviews to be held: Week Commencing 7th December 2026

There is full information about the role below and attached but, if you would like an informal discussion, please contact Eleanor Richards, Senior Lawyer Contracts & Procurement, at [e-mail].

About the role

You will have a real impact providing legal solution-focused advice and guidance relating to commercial contracts and at all stages of the procurement process and managing your own varied case load of contracts and procurement work. Our team works on many exciting projects. Examples of work we have carried out recently include acting on a contract to enable the City to host last year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup tournament, providing commercial law support to a range of historic building restoration projects, acting on construction projects for new social housing regeneration schemes, acting on a contract for a city-wide EV chargers scheme and contracts for a flood and coastal risk management scheme.

We are looking to recruit a qualified lawyer with relevant contracts and procurement experience to support this area of work, working as part of a supportive and dynamic Contracts and Procurement team. Excellent client care, communication skills, a positive attitude and a willingness to develop in the role are essential.

The Council is an existing Unitary Authority, and the Legal Services team is recognised by Lexcel as an excellent, well‑led service. We have had many award successes, including winning the 2024 LLG Legal Team of the year.

We can offer you a comprehensive benefits package including flexible working arrangements, a local government pension, paid annual leave, and employee discount benefits.

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. We take diversity and inclusivity seriously and are looking to build a service which reflects the community which we represent. We are committed to attracting, retaining and developing our employees. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti‑racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Why work for us?

• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us which gives details of our wellbeing support, our benefits including leave and pensions as well as details of our training and development.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.