Contracts Solicitor

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Contracts Solicitor for a fully remote, full-time position in Greater Manchester. The role involves preparing various agreements, liaising with external teams, and advising on legal processes. Candidates should have experience in Local Government. The position offers an hourly rate of approximately £65, with potential for contract extension after three months.

Qualifications

• Experience in drafting various types of contracts including construction, NDAs, and SLAs.
• Ability to advise on legal processes related to contracts.
• Experience in providing training on decision-making and governance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare various types of agreements for different projects.
• Liaise with the external procurement team.
• Act as legal lead on projects with contract or property overlap.
• Advise and oversee contractual relationships.
• Deliver training on governance and processes.

Skills

Experience in Local Government

Job description

We are currently partnering with a Local Authority based in Greater Manchester, who are recruiting for a Contracts Solicitor to join their team on a 3 month contract (with potential for extension following this).

This is a fully-remote, full-time position with an hourly rate of circa. £65.00 / hour, via an umbrella company. This position will be the sole and senior Contracts Solicitor for the Council.

Duties will include (but are not limited to) :

• Preparing various types of agreements including construction, ICT, Adult Social Care, housing works of various kinds, NDAs, collaboration, management, grant, SLAs
• Liaising with the Council's external procurement team and working within / advising clients on processes and constitutional requirements (eg delegations and authority)
• Acting as legal lead on projects with a contracts / commercial slant or property overlap (which require close working with property colleagues)
• Giving advice on and overseeing project actions and direction, taking forward contracts / commercial elements
• Providing general advice on agreements and contractual relationships, novation, non-performance / overperformance etc
• Delivering training to clients particularly on decision-making / governance / process

Requirements :

• Experience required within Local Government