Interim Commercial Lead Lawyer

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent legal recruitment firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Interim Commercial Lead Lawyer to join a Local Authority's Legal Services team for an initial period of 6 months. The role offers hybrid working and focuses on legal commissioning work across various domains. Applicants must be qualified legal professionals with team management experience and a solid background in corporate and commercial law.

Qualifications

• Qualified legal professional with experience in corporate, commercial, and procurement law.
• Proven experience managing a team effectively.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of contact for legal commissioning related to various specialisms.
• Manage a team of two lawyers and oversee legal work progress.
• Collaborate across the council to assess and develop legal strategies.

Skills

Corporate law knowledge

Contract negotiation

Team management

Education

Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive

Job description

Interim Commercial Lead Lawyer

6 Months+

Hybrid Working

Our client, a Local Authority based in the South East, is seeking an Interim Commercial Lead Lawyer to join their Legal Services team from late August, for an initial period of 6 months.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Commercial Lawyer to join a forward-thinking Local Authority. The successful Lawyer will be able to undertake this role on a hybrid working basis, with attendance required in the office approximately once per week.

Responsibilities of the Interim Commercial Lead Lawyer:

• Be the first point of contact for all legal commissioning work related to Commercial, Contracts, Procurement, Companies and Local Government Specialisms and document execution and subsequently manage the progress of legal work
• Line management of two lawyers
• Work collaboratively and make proactive connections across the council to develop and continuously review organisation wide legal commissioning needs and strategies
• Commission Legal advice or legal project work, in line with the principles of the Council's internal commissioning framework
• Act as a member of the senior management team within the Legal Commissioning Team assisting with team strategy, business planning and implementation of the same

Experience required for the Interim Commercial Lead Lawyer:

• Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive
• Experience of corporate, commercial and procurement work
• Experience in managing a team of people

How to apply for the Interim Commercial Lead Lawyer:

For more information or to apply for the Interim Commercial Lead Lawyer role, please contact Laura Smith in the Sellick Partnership Manchester office.

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