Senior Lawyer People Ref 5276863

Essential Employment; Crewe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional service provider in Crewe is seeking a legal advisor to deliver high-quality legal services to clients, including drafting legal documents and undertaking negotiations. The ideal candidate will have expertise in legal practices, negotiation skills, and the ability to supervise a team. This role is integral to ensuring sound legal support for decision-making processes and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Deliver high quality legal advice and services to Heads of Service.
• Undertake negotiations and litigation to protect client objectives.
• Identify and research new developments in the law.

Responsibilities

• Supervise colleagues to ensure effective delivery of services.
• Participate in project teams to achieve client objectives.

Job description

Overview

• Deliver high quality legal advice and services to Heads of Service and their staff including, where appropriate, drafting proceedings, contracts and legal agreements, to ensure that policy is formulated, and operational decisions are taken on a sound legal basis.
• Undertake negotiations in order to protect and further the objectives of the Client, and where necessary undertake litigation and advocacy in the Courts, Tribunals and at statutory appeals and inquiries.
• Participate in project teams to ensure the achievement of the Clients objectives and the delivery of high-quality legal advice and services to client Services and Departments.
• Identify, research and anticipate the effects on service provision of new developments in the law to ensure that clients are able to adopt best practice in the delivery of timely and responsive services
• Provide legal and procedural advice on officer reports, decision papers, and to the Clients Committees, Panels and Groups of Members and Officers to ensure that strategic and operational decisions are taken in an effective, beneficial and legally sound manner.
• Supervise colleagues in the Service as appropriate to ensure the effective delivery of legal services to client Departments

How to apply

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to [e-mail] quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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