Senior Lawyer Employment •

London Borough of Newham; England; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority seeks a Senior Lawyer to lead a legal team, providing high-level legal advice and developing strategic legal solutions. The ideal candidate will have a practicing certificate and demonstrable experience in local government law, with strong leadership skills and the ability to build positive relationships. This position offers a salary of £35.76 per hour for a full-time role based in the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in providing legal advice at a high level.
• Demonstrated understanding of local government workings and challenges.
• Experience managing a legal team across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Support Principal Lawyer in legal advice to Councils, Members, and Officers.
• Lead a team in a shared back office support service.
• Develop solutions to meet strategic aims of Legal Services department.

Skills

Knowledge of local government powers and duties

Strong leadership skills

Strategic thinking

Legal knowledge in civil litigation, employment and contract, planning, or development

Ability to build relationships

Education

Qualified solicitor or barrister holding a practicing certificate

Job description

Job Category : Legal (Specialist)

Location : London Borough of Newham

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate start

Start Time : 09 : 00

End Time : 17 : 00

Salary : £35.76

• To support the Principal Lawyer and Legal Services management team in the provision of strategic, high level legal advice to the Councils, Members and Officers, and support the provision of legal solutions in Employment and related areas to enable the Councils to progress with corporate goals.
• To lead and manage a team in a shared back office support service. The team will include lawyers, legal officers and support staff, and the Senior Lawyer will support the Team Leader in the delivery of a portfolio of high quality, solution focused legal work in more than one discipline and across multiple sites, to customers in different organisations.
• To support the Principal Lawyer in meeting the strategic aims of the Legal Services department.
• To build positive relationships with customers, assisting the Principal Lawyer in the role as relationship manager, and developing and marketing new and innovative solutions
• To support the Principal Lawyer in developing ways of maximising and improving income generation and ,identifying savings

Able to demonstrate and evidence

Knowledge and experience in :

• An understanding of the workings of local government and the challenges being set by the new local government agenda along with the financial, legal and political context of local government.
• The ability to contribute towards setting the strategic direction of Legal Services, supporting the senior management team to develop the overarching strategy for the service and the necessary supporting plans for delivery, with and through partners.
• Knowledge of local government powers and duties and at least one of the following areas of law, civil litigation, Employment& contract, planning, development.
• Employment and related areas
• A qualified solicitor or barrister holding a practicing certificate.