Legal Counsel Commerical Contracts

Michael Page; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Annual leave increase

Practising certificate fees paid

Enhanced family leave

Wellbeing support

Career development programmes

Permanent public sector employment

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for Contracts and Commercial based in West Yorkshire. This leadership role combines high-level commercial advisory work with team management and strategic stakeholder engagement.

You will advise senior decision-makers on complex commercial, procurement and governance matters, draft and negotiate significant agreements, and lead a capable contracts team within a large public sector organisation. Hybrid working and permanent employment are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in complex commercial, contracts, procurement or local government legal work.
• Ability to advise senior stakeholders on sensitive issues.
• Experience drafting, negotiating and managing complex legal documentation.
• Ability to lead and mentor a legal team within a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Advising senior stakeholders, committees and decision makers on complex commercial, procurement, governance and contractual matters.
• Managing a personal caseload of high profile and legally complex commercial projects.
• Drafting and negotiating significant commercial agreements, partnership arrangements and project documentation.
• Leading, supervising and developing lawyers within the Contracts and Commercial team.
• Supporting major strategic initiatives, corporate ventures, governance matters and risk management activities across the organisation.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Procurement law

Governance

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Legal drafting

Contract negotiation

Team mentoring

Education

Qualified lawyer (Solicitor/Barrister)

Job description

A Legal Counsel Contracts and Commercial opportunity based in West Yorkshire. This is a senior legal leadership role combining complex commercial advisory work with team management and strategic stakeholder engagement.

Client Details

Our client is a large public sector organisation delivering a wide range of services across its communities. The legal function plays a key role in enabling policy delivery, supporting major projects and protecting the organisation's interests.

The legal team works closely with senior decision makers across the organisation, providing commercially focused advice on complex and strategically important matters.

Description

• Advising senior stakeholders, committees and decision makers on complex commercial, procurement, governance and contractual matters.
• Managing a personal caseload of high profile and legally complex commercial projects.
• Drafting and negotiating significant commercial agreements, partnership arrangements and project documentation.
• Leading, supervising and developing lawyers within the Contracts and Commercial team.
• Supporting major strategic initiatives, corporate ventures, governance matters and risk management activities across the organisation.

Profile

• A solicitor, barrister, Chartered Legal Executive or lawyer with equivalent practical experience.
• Experienced in complex commercial, contracts, procurement or local government legal work.
• Comfortable advising senior stakeholders on legally sensitive and strategically important issues.
• Experienced in drafting, negotiating and managing complex legal documentation.
• Able to lead, supervise or mentor legal professionals within a busy team environment.
• Commercially minded with strong judgement, analytical skills and stakeholder management capability.

Job Offer

Salary of £53,051 to £58,358 plus a £3,000 market supplement, providing total earnings of up to £61,358.

Hybrid working with a small number of office days each month and the remainder working from home.

Benefits include the Local Government Pension Scheme, 28.5 days annual leave rising to 33.5 days after five years, practising certificate fees paid, enhanced family leave, wellbeing support, career development programmes and the security of permanent public sector employment.

Desired Skills and Experience

Principal Lawyer, Commercial Lawyer, Contracts Lawyer, Local Government Lawyer, Procurement Lawyer, Public Sector Legal Jobs, Commercial Contracts, Governance, Public Procurement, Commercial Litigation, Construction Contracts, Information Law, Legal Team Leader, In House Lawyer, West Yorkshire Legal Jobs