Principal Lawyer

South Kesteven District Council SKDC; Grantham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

South Kesteven District Council SKDC is seeking a high-level legal professional to provide proactive in-house legal advice on complex matters. The post involves handling a caseload autonomously and coordinating with external legal advisors within the Council’s shared service arrangement with Legal Services Lincolnshire Partnership.

The postholder will work within the broader Legal and Governance team, reporting to the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) and collaborating with the

Responsibilities

• Provide high level proactive legal advice within the area of specialism and handle a caseload of complex matters autonomously.
• Act as the main point of contact for the Council’s external legal advisors and work in-house with Legal Services Lincolnshire Partnership.
• Work within the wider Legal and Governance team, reporting to the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer).
• Collaborate with the Democratic Services Manager on constitutional and governance matters and serve as Deputy Monitoring Officer.

Job description

Hours: Working hours will be 37 per week. Based at the Council Offices, Grantham the post will be required to work outside of normal office hours to meet the needs of the service. The post holder will also be required to travel to meetings and events on their own, or to accompany Members inside and outside of the Council’s district, and inside and outside of normal working hours

Contract: Permanent

To provide a high level of proactive legal advice within your area of specialism, personally handling a caseload of complex matters in an autonomous manner. To be the main point of contact for the Council’s external legal advisors, providing in-house legal advice whilst also working closely with the Council’s shared service arrangement, Legal Services Lincolnshire Partnership. The postholder will work within the wider Legal and Governance team, reporting directly to the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) as well as working closely with the Democratic Services Manager on constitutional and governance matters. The postholder is also required to serve as the Council’s Deputy Monitoring Officer.

This role is politically restricted.

This vacancy may close earlier depending on applications received.