Senior Lawyer - LG governance

Anthony Collins Solicitors; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthony Collins Solicitors is seeking a Senior Lawyer to join their Local Government Governance team in Birmingham. This role involves advising councils on governance and decision-making processes, providing expert input on local government matters, and contributing to impactful projects. The firm offers a supportive environment, flexible working, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

25 days holiday

2 gift days at Christmas

3 days for social purpose volunteering

Access to an on-site gym

Refurbished office with café

Qualifications

• Significant experience in local government law, ideally as a Monitoring Officer or Deputy.
• Calm, confident, and approachable advisor.
• Strong sense of purpose and commitment to the public sector.

Responsibilities

• Advising Monitoring Officers and senior leadership on governance issues.
• Handling governance matters related to chief officer employment.
• Leading on client materials and sector thought leadership.

Skills

Local government law

Governance

Decision-making processes

Client advisory

Collaboration

Job description

Are you ready to use your legal expertise to help drive real change in local government? We’re looking for a Senior Lawyer to join our highly respected Local Government Governance team at Anthony Collins Solicitors – a firm with purpose at its core.

As part of our specialist projects team, you’ll work with councils across the country, supporting senior officers and Monitoring Officers in navigating some of the most important decisions facing local authorities today. With increasing opportunities arising from the Government’s Devolution White Paper, your work will be varied, strategic, and deeply impactful.

The role can be based at either our Birmingham Head Office or our Manchester city centre office. We operate a hybrid working model, with a minimum of two days a week spent in the office and the remainder typically worked from home.

What you'll be doing:

• Advising Monitoring Officers and senior leadership on governance, constitutional, and decision-making processes.
• Handling governance matters relating to chief officer employment issues.
• Providing expert input on company governance and standards investigations.
• Supporting local government reorganisation and structural change projects.
• Leading on high-quality client materials, training, and sector thought leadership.

About the candidate

• You will have significant experience in local government law – ideally as a Monitoring Officer or Deputy.
• A calm, confident and approachable advisor, trusted by clients to help them navigate complex and often sensitive matters.
• A natural team player who thrives in a collaborative and values-led environment.
• You will have a strong sense of purpose and commitment to the public sector and making a social difference.

At Anthony Collins, we do law differently. We’re driven by our values and focused on using our legal skills to improve lives, communities and society. You’ll be part of a friendly, down-to-earth and supportive team where your expertise is genuinely valued. We offer flexibility, real career progression, and the chance to contribute to some of the most interesting and meaningful legal work in the sector.

You’ll be part of a welcoming, values-led organisation that puts people and communities at the heart of everything we do. We offer:

• Opportunities to shape strategy and drive innovation in early careers.
• A supportive HR team that values collaboration, growth, and creativity.
• 25 days holiday, 2 gift days at Christmas.
• The opportunity to give back and have 3 days available for social purpose volunteering.
• For Birmingham Colleagues we have a newly refurbished office with an onsite café and f ree access to an on-site gym.

About the firm

Anthony Collins Solicitors is a specialist law firm with a clear purpose – to “improve lives, communities and society". For over 50 years we’ve been successfully combining market-leading legal expertise with a commitment to excellence and long-term relationships underpinned by a strong set of values.

What makes Anthony Collins Solicitors distinctive, beyond simply being a sector-specialist law firm, is our people and the values we share. We’re extremely proud of the calibre of people that we attract; people who are inspired by our values, motivated by our vision and work with our clients to positively influence the society and communities we are building together.

Anthony Collins Solicitors is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.