Locum Contracts & Procurement Lawyer

Venn Group - Bristol; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the South West is seeking a highly experienced Locum Contracts & Procurement Lawyer to join their team on a remote working basis. The ideal candidate will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister, or Legal Executive with public sector experience. This full-time position offers an hourly rate of £55-£60 and is expected to last 3-6 months with likely extensions.

Qualifications

• Strong background in public sector law and procurement.
• Experience with various areas of law including Company Law and Employment Law.
• Ability to work flexibly across different practice areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to internal clients across all directorates.
• Conduct legal research and maintain updated knowledge of legislation.
• Support and assist legal officers in the Commercial and Governance Team.

Skills

Public sector experience

Legal advice provision

Flexibility in legal practice areas

Education

Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive

Job description

Locum Contracts & Procurement Lawyer - South West - ASAP Start - Full Time - Remote Working - £55-£60 Umbrella

Our client, a South West Local Authority, is seeking to appoint a highly experienced Locum Contracts & Procurement Lawyer to join their team on a fully remote working basis, starting as soon as possible.

This is a full time position for an initial duration of 3-6 months with likely extensions on a rolling basis expected thereafter. The successful candidate will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive with public sector experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to a variety of clients in-house across all directorates

• Whilst specialising in an area of law, be able to work flexibly across the range of practice areas within the Commercial and Governance team including: Company Law, Contracts and Commercial (including legal practice within specialist areas such as IT, Construction, Energy), Corporate Governance, Employment, Public Procurement, and Public and local government law
• To keep legal knowledge up to date, to carry out legal research and maintain a thorough knowledge of existing and new legislation in relation to practice area
• To provide support and assistance to legal officers in the Commercial and Governance Team and provide cover as required and to assist and co-operate with officers within the wider Legal Services Division

An hourly rate of £55-£60 via umbrella is offered for this role.

To apply for this role or to find out about other legal jobs, please contact Michael Attwood or Charlotte Foley on 07441916389 or email your CV to [e-mail] we will call you back.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.