Lawyer (Contract, Procurement and Information Law)

LLG Enterprises Limited; Accrington; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car user allowance

Free parking

Life assurance scheme

LGPS membership

Job summary

Hyndburn Borough Council seeks a proactive lawyer to provide advisory support across a broad range of council functions, with emphasis on contracts, procurement and information law.

Qualified solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive is expected; training and supervision are offered for those newly qualified. The role is politically restricted and may involve flexible working and job sharing options.

Qualifications

• Proactive and enthusiastic lawyer with a broad advisory capability.
• Experience in contracts, procurement and information law preferred.
• Open to newly qualified applicants with training and supervision provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice across Council functions, focusing mainly on contracts, procurement and information law.
• Manage a varied and busy caseload and communicate effectively with officers and councillors alike.

Skills

proactive

enthusiastic

Education

Qualified solicitor

Barrister

Chartered legal executive

Job description

Lawyer (Contract, Procurement and Information Law)

Job Description:

This is an advertisement for a vacancy at Hyndburn Borough Council. LLG is advertising this vacancy on behalf of Hyndburn Borough Council.

Up to 37 hours a week
£49,817 – £53,051 per annum
Car user allowance: £2,850 per annum
This post is politically restricted

(Flexible working and job share applications welcomed)

We have a vacancy in our busy, but friendly, Legal Section for a proactive and enthusiastic lawyer to provide advice across a broad range of Council functions, focusing mainly on contracts, procurement and information law.

Previous experience of some of the work areas covered by the post is preferred, but we are open to applications from newly qualified people as training and supervision will be provided. Similarly, Local Government experience is desirable but not essential.
You will be able to manage a varied and busy caseload in a timely manner and good at communicating with officers and councillors alike. You will be a qualified solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive.

If this job sounds like your kind of challenge, we would love to hear from you. Please ensure you set out clearly how you meet the shortlisting criteria in the person specification.

We offer a great reward package, including a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working, free parking, paid professional membership, life assurance scheme, access to the local government pension scheme and more.

Hyndburn is an attractive area set in the heart of Pennine Lancashire, within easy reach of Manchester, the lakes and the Coast. The Borough, comprised of Accrington and the surrounding Market Towns, is currently experiencing unprecedented levels of regeneration which is delivering real and substantial improvements to the quality of life in the area.

If you are passionate about delivering results as we are, and if you want a job where you can be part of a team that’s making a real difference, we’d like to hear from you.