Remote Public Sector Commercial Lawyer - Procurement

Venn Group, London; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension 19.6% employer contrib.

Welcome payment £4,000

Job summary

Herts Legal is seeking a Commercial Lawyer to provide high quality public procurement and commercial contracts advice, primarily in a client-facing role for the County Council and its partners. The position is predominantly remote with occasional office attendance in Stevenage, offering a supportive, high-standard legal service environment.

Applicants should be a solicitor, barrister or legal executive with knowledge of public sector procurement and commercial contracts, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor, barrister or legal executive.
• Knowledge and experience of public sector procurement law.
• Knowledge and experience of commercial contracts.
• Understanding of issues facing local authorities and legal services.
• Ability to manage workloads to meet timescales and budgets.
• Excellent client care and ability to build relationships with client officers and colleagues at all levels.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication and negotiation skills.
• Self-sufficiency in producing documents without reliance on secretarial staff.
• Attention to detail; pragmatic, flexible and commercial problem-solving.
• Experience in a local authority legal environment is welcome.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload of routine and complex matters.
• Provide advice on public procurement and commercial contracts, including negotiation and drafting.
• Participate in training courses for Members, officers and others.
• Ensure decisions by client departments are lawful and align with policy.
• Keep abreast of relevant legislation and provide updates.
• Suggest improvements in practice and procedures to maintain pre-eminence in the practice area.

Skills

Client care

Relationship building

Communication skills

Negotiation

Self-sufficiency

Attention to detail

Local authority experience

Education

Qualified solicitor/barrister/legal executive

Job description

Herts Legal is seeking a Commercial Lawyer to provide high quality public procurement and commercial contracts advice, primarily in a client-facing role for the County Council and its partners. The position is predominantly remote with occasional office attendance in Stevenage, offering a supportive, high-standard legal service environment.

Applicants should be a solicitor, barrister or legal executive with knowledge of public sector procurement and commercial contracts, and the ability to