Senior Lawyer - Commercial (Public Sector) Permanent

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

Job summary

A public sector legal organization in Cambridgeshire seeks a Senior Lawyer to provide strategic legal advice and ensure compliance. Applicants should be UK-qualified with significant post-qualification experience, ideally in public or commercial law. A salary of £67,162 plus car allowance and pension benefits are offered.

Benefits

Car allowance

9% matched pension

Other benefits

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in-house.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and advising at Board/Executive level.
• Proven ability to manage a varied workload.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and commercial legal advice.
• Ensure compliance with statutory frameworks.
• Support key business areas including contracts and risk management.

Skills

Public/Regulatory law

Commercial/Contract law

Public Sector Procurement

Drafting and negotiation

Stakeholder management

Education

UK-qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive

Tools

Legal case management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Senior Lawyer - executive non-departmental public body - Commercial Contracting
• Focus on Public/Regulatory law, Commercial/Contract law & Public Procurement

About Our Client

Our client is a respected public sector organisation known for its impactful 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

Out Client is seeking a highly capable Senior Lawyer to join its in-house Legal Team. 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 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 salary for this 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).

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