Senior Lawyer - Commercial (Public Sector) - 6 month FTC

Michael Page (UK); Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected public sector organisation in Cambridgeshire is seeking a Senior Lawyer for a 6-month contract to provide strategic legal advice and ensure compliance. Candidates must be UK-qualified with significant post-qualification experience and excellent communication skills. The role offers a salary of £67,162 per annum plus benefits including a car allowance and pension contributions. The option for a compressed work week is available.

Benefits

Car allowance of £6,799

9% matched pension

Other benefits

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience (PQE), ideally in-house.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience advising at Board/Executive level.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and commercial legal advice across the organisation.
• Ensure compliance with statutory frameworks.
• Support business areas including regulatory compliance, contracts, and risk management.

Skills

UK-qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive

Strong grounding in Public/Regulatory law

Confident working with senior stakeholders

Excellent drafting and negotiation skills

Tools

Legal case management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Our Client

Our client is a respected public sector organisation known for its impactful work in the legal field. As a medium-sized team, they focus on delivering high-quality services and maintaining a strong commitment to compliance and excellence.

Job Description

Our client is seeking a highly capable Senior Lawyer to join its in-house Legal Team for a 6-month assignment. This is a pivotal role providing strategic and commercial legal advice across the organisation. You would be one of three Senior Lawyers reporting into the Head of Legal (in addition there is a Trainee, a Legal Officer, other administrative staff as well as other junior governance and data professionals in the wider Team).

The successful candidate will help ensure that the organisation operates within its statutory framework and delivers its services effectively, while supporting key business areas including regulatory compliance, contracts, procurement, and risk management.

The Legal Team are in the office 1 day on average per week (3 or 4 times per month). The option to work the 35 hour week on a compressed, 4-day per week basis is also available.

The Successful Applicant

Essential Criteria:

• UK-qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive.
• Significant post-qualification experience (PQE), ideally in-house, with strong grounding in at least one of the following:
  • Public/Regulatory law
  • Commercial/Contract law
  • Public Sector Procurement
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and advising at Board/Executive level.
• Proven ability to manage a varied workload and respond effectively to competing priorities.
• Clear, concise communicator with excellent drafting and negotiation skills.

Desirable:

• Experience in additional areas such as data protection, FOI, intellectual property, property, employment law, or litigation.
• Familiarity with legal case management systems and Microsoft Office.
• Experience managing external legal providers.

What's on Offer

The full-time equivalent salary for this 6 month contract position is £67,162 per annum as well as car allowance of £6,799 (in addition there is a 9% matched pension and other benefits).

The successful applicant will also be eligible for applying for the role on a permanent basis in the new year (2026).

For further details about this role, please apply to this advert or contact David Taylor of Michael Page Legal.