Principal Solicitor (Contracts & Procurement) - In-house

Michael Page (UK); Greater London; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public sector organization is seeking a Contracts and Procurement Principal Lawyer to manage a team and advise on complex legal issues. The successful candidate will have expertise in public procurement law and experience in managing relationships with client departments. This role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including generous leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

26 days' holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years

Option to buy up to 10 additional days of leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Carer's leave

Paternity, adoption and dependents leave

Local government salary-related pension

Lifestyle discounts

Paid volunteering days

Access to learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Eligible to practise in England and Wales with a current practising certificate.
• Experience in managing a team and handling complex legal work.
• Knowledge of GDPR and its impact on public contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team advising client departments of the Council.
• Ensure company secretarial compliance for trading companies.
• Handle varied legal work including frameworks and commercial contracts.

Skills

Knowledge of public procurement law

Ability to handle complex caseloads

Building effective relationships

Education

Solicitor, barrister or Fellow of CILEX

Job description

• Wide-ranging contracts and procurement role with Surrey County Council
• Managing a team and advising various Council departments

About Our Client

Our Client is Surrey County Council.

Job Description

As a Contracts and Procurement Principal Lawyer, you will manage a small team, advising client departments of the Council and the Council's wholly owned trading companies.

You will also ensure company secretarial compliance for the Council's trading companies (this will not require being named/registered at Companies House).

The work of the team is varied, including frameworks, DPS and term contracts of differing complexity, collaboration agreements, MOUs, IPR, construction contracts and other commercial legal issues.

Knowledge of GDPR and its impact on public contracts is essential.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will

• be a Solicitor, barrister or Fellow of CILEX, eligible to practise in England and Wales with a current practising certificate issued by the relevant regulatory authority.
• have the ability to handle your own caseload of complex work alongside management of a team
• have experience building effective relationships with client departments, of attendance and of positively contributing strategic board meetings.

Essential:

• Knowledge of public procurement law, multi-disciplinary projects and company secretarial responsibilities

What's on Offer

The starting salary for this role is £68,774 per annum rising to £75,583 per annum, for working 36 hours per week.

Other benefits include:

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

For further information about this role, please apply to this advert.