Senior Lawyer (Contracts)

Staffordshire County Council; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexi time

Annual leave purchase scheme

Employee discounts

Local government pension scheme

Optional car lease scheme

Staff parking discount scheme

Job summary

Staffordshire County Council’s Staffordshire Legal Services is seeking a solicitor to handle a rewarding caseload of commercial, contracts and procurement matters. The role emphasizes public sector experience and managing a busy workload with integrity.

You will enjoy flexible working, remote options with office attendance in Stafford, and a supportive environment that values training, progression and work-life balance.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Procurement

Job description

We are a modern and progressive authority that is ambitious and empowers its employees to be courageous and innovative in their approach.Staffordshire Legal Services is a large in-house corporate legal team, consisting of lawyers, trainees and support staff, with a key focus on staff training, retention and progression. The service supports the county council in the delivery of its objectives by providing quality services to support the Council’s functions.The successful candidate will undertake a rewarding varied caseload of commercial, contracts and procurement matters so previous experience of assisting/managing a commercial contract and procurement caseload within either public sector or private practice is essential.

There are a number of benefits to working at Staffordshire County Council including:

• generous holiday entitlement
• flexi time
• annual leave purchase scheme
• employee discounts
• local government pension scheme
• optional car lease scheme
• a staff parking discount scheme

We understand the importance of a work-life balance and currently offer remote working with attendance at our Stafford office on flexible patterns and in accordance with business need.