Locum Principal Litigation Lawyer

Venn Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 89,544 - 96,432; Full time

Job summary

A legal recruitment agency is seeking a skilled Locum Principal Litigation Lawyer to join a Local Authority in the South West. This role offers up to £70 per hour and involves managing legal teams, drafting complex documents, and providing guidance. Candidates should have local government experience and the ability to represent the Council in legal issues. This is a hybrid position requiring some office attendance.

Qualifications

• Experience in local government handling varied litigation matters.
• Ability to oversee and manage a legal team.
• Comfortable representing the Council in legal proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate and amend complex legal documents.
• Supervise operations of the Litigation department.
• Provide support to junior staff.

Skills

Litigation experience

Management of legal teams

Drafting and negotiating legal documents

Researching legal questions

Education

Qualified Lawyer (Solicitor, Barrister, or CILEX)

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Locum Principal Litigation Lawyer – Hybrid Working – Up to £70 per hour via Umbrella – South West

Venn Group’s specialist Public Sector Legal team is working with a South West Local Authority who are seeking to appoint a talented Locum Principal Litigation Lawyer to join their team full time for an initial term of 3 months, subject to extension thereafter.

The successful candidate will be a Qualified Lawyer (Solicitor, Barrister and highly experienced CILEX professional) with recent local government experience handling a varied caseload of general litigation matters. You will therefore have a background of any of the following areas of litigation: civil, criminal, administrative, planning, commercial, property, employment or any other relevant areas. You will need to be comfortable overseeing and managing the litigation team, alongside being comfortable representing the Council in legal proceedings.

Further aspects of the role include:

• Working with all aspects of complex legal documents, including drafting, negotiating and amending
• Supervising the day-to-day operations of the Litigation department
• Research complex legal questions and ensure that viable solutions are provided to any legal problems
• Providing support and mentoring for junior members of staff
• Assisting the Chief Legal Officer on matters of governance
• Taking lead on periodic reviews of those under your supervision

An attractive hourly rate of £65 - £70 per hour via Umbrella is offered for this position dependent on experience. This is a hybrid working role, with the successful candidate attending office on a weekly basis.

For more information, please contact Richard Szabo or Michael Attwood on 0117 930 8760, alternatively email [e-mail] with a recent CV and details of your current availability and we will be in touch.

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Legal Services

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