In-House Solicitor — 2-3 Month Temp (Hybrid)

Catering; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work pattern

Job summary

Catering seeks a Solicitor to join the Legal Department on a temporary basis. The role is hybrid with 2-3 days per week in the Northampton office, initial 2-3 month contract.

You will advise senior leaders, support frontline services, ensure governance and compliance across a complex regulatory landscape, and provide pragmatic legal guidance to enable patient care and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with significant post-qualification experience
• Degree-level education or higher; current practising certificate
• Experience across charity, probate, property, conveyancing, employment, tribunals, and contract law

Responsibilities

• Advise on legal risks and regulatory compliance across the organisation
• Support front line services and governance/ compliance frameworks
• Balance risk with pragmatic advice to enable patient care and service delivery
• Draft and review contracts, policies and legal instruments
• Manage a broad portfolio of contentious and non-contentious matters
• Conduct legal research to support decision-making

Skills

Property law

Healthcare law

Charity law

Drafting

Contract management

Commercial acumen

Legal research

Conveyancing

Employment law

In-house experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Qualified Solicitor with practising certificate

Tools

Contract management database

Job description

Catering seeks a Solicitor to join the Legal Department on a temporary basis. The role is hybrid with 2-3 days per week in the Northampton office, initial 2-3 month contract.

You will advise senior leaders, support frontline services, ensure governance and compliance across a complex regulatory landscape, and provide pragmatic legal guidance to enable patient care and service delivery.