Property Lawyer

North Northamptonshire Council; Corby; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Benefits Scheme

Wellbeing support

HMRC travel rates

Employee Network Groups

Job summary

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a Property Lawyer to join our in-house Legal Services Commercial Team. You will advise on disposals and acquisitions of land and buildings, landlord and tenant matters, and residential property transactions, supporting officers and Members.

We value practical legal advice, risk management and collaboration. The role offers flexible hybrid working, a supportive team, and opportunities to develop within a growing local authority.

Qualifications

• Must hold a professional qualification (Solicitor/Barrister/CILEx) and be licensed to practice.
• Experience providing legal advice across a range of matters to elected Members and Officers.
• Experience in property law, including land, leases and related disputes.

Responsibilities

• Hold a relevant degree and be a qualified solicitor/barrister/CILEx, licensed to practice.
• Effectively communicate legal advice to Members, Officers and stakeholders, including at committee meetings.
• Have proven experience in Property work, including disposals, acquisitions and landlord/tenant matters.

Skills

Property law

Legal advice

Stakeholder communication

Education

Qualified Solicitor/Barrister/CILEx

Job description

Join our Commercial Team as a Property Lawyer North Northamptonshire Council is an ambitious, exciting, innovative and supportive place to work. The Council is committed to focused service delivery to improve the lives of our residents. Are you a qualified lawyer looking for a career where your work makes a real difference to people's lives and communities? Join our Legal Services Commercial Team as a Property Lawyer and play a key role in supporting the delivery of vital public services across our local authority. As a Property Lawyer within our in-house legal team, you will work on a diverse and rewarding caseload, providing high-quality legal advice to the client service and stakeholders whilst managing risk, resolving disputes, and ensuring compliance with the law. As a member of the team, you will be supported at a senior level and by your peers in a growing and developing team of professionals. The team's focus is on enabling service delivery, to achieve this we adopt a partnering model with our clients, supporting them to deliver an ambitious agenda for North Northamptonshire.

• Disposals and acquisitions of land and buildings
• A range of Landlord & Tenant work - such as Leases, Licences, Tenancies, Deeds, etc
• Residential purchases and sales
• Providing legal advice on a variety of issues - such as boundary issues, leasehold enquiries.

It is desirable, but not essential, that you have local government experience, however, training and support would be offered as part of your continuous professional development.

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are: Customer-focused Respectful Efficient Supportive Trustworthy

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

You will:

• Hold a relevant degree and be a qualified CILEX, Solicitor or Barrister, licensed to practice.
• Effectively and appropriately provide and communicate legal advice commensurate to experience to Members, Officers and other stakeholders generally and at committee meetings.
• Have experience in Property work.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we're transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You'll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think! Why choose us? We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.