Contracts Solicitor

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

Job summary

A Local Authority in Greater Manchester is recruiting a Contracts Solicitor for a fully-remote, full-time position with an hourly rate of £65. The role involves preparing various legal agreements and advising on processes while acting as the sole legal lead for the council. Candidates should have strong contract negotiation and legal research skills. This 3-month contract may be extended depending on performance and project needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing various types of agreements.
• Ability to liaise with external teams effectively.
• Knowledge in contract law and procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal agreements including construction and ICT.
• Advise on processes and constitutional requirements.
• Act as legal lead on projects requiring contract expertise.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal research

Client liaison

Job description

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< / sp...