Legal Manager

JR United Kingdom; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A non-departmental public body seeks an experienced Legal Manager for a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract. This role involves team management, overseeing compliance, and engaging with stakeholders to navigate complex legal projects, offering a competitive salary and benefits including a civil service pension.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Civil service pension scheme

Qualifications

• At least seven years of relevant experience in legal roles.
• Previous team management experience is essential.
• Experience in public sector or similar public body is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee compliance processes and legal policies.
• Manage a team of 5 individuals.
• Focus on high value, risk, and complexity legal projects.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Negotiation skills

Education

UK qualified solicitor, barrister, or equivalent

Job description

An opportunity for an experienced Solicitor to join a non-departmental public body (NDPB) which funds projects and activities that transform communities. This is a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract for the role of Legal Manager.

As the Legal Manager, you will report to the Head of Legal Services and manage a team of 5 individuals. Your responsibilities include overseeing compliance processes, legal policies, legal projects, procurement, and risk strategies. You will focus on legal projects with higher value, risk, and complexity, while building relationships with organizational leaders and external stakeholders, including government entities and other NDPBs.

Requirements include being a UK qualified solicitor, barrister, or equivalent with at least seven years of relevant experience. Previous experience managing a team, along with excellent commercial acumen and negotiation skills, is essential. Experience working for a similar public body or within the public sector is highly desirable.

Successful candidates will receive a competitive salary, a generous holiday allowance, and a civil service pension scheme. The organization offers a hybrid working policy with a few days in the office each month.

Please note that our advertisements use PQE/salary levels as a guide. We welcome applications from all candidates who demonstrate the necessary skills to fulfill the role.

We aim to respond to all applications within 48 hours. Due to high application volume, we may not respond to every candidate individually. If you do not hear from us within this timeframe, your application has been unsuccessful, and your details will not be retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary roles and as an employment agency for fixed-term, contract, and permanent positions.