Senior Solicitor

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days annual leave

Flexible and agile working

Access to training and development opportunities

Wellbeing support including counselling

Job summary

A higher education institution in Greater Manchester is looking for a Senior Solicitor for a permanent role. The position offers a salary between £59,000 and £63,000 and includes duties like leading legal work on projects, advising on policy, and managing a legal team. Benefits include 32 days of annual leave and a commitment to employee wellbeing through flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Confident and motivated by the opportunity to shape the legal function.
• Experience in public sector or higher education is not essential.
• Recent experience in legal roles required.

Responsibilities

• Leading on a broad range of legal and strategic work.
• Supporting major projects including a large regeneration scheme.
• Advising on policy development in response to sector-wide changes.

Skills

Strong commercial contracts experience

Ability to influence senior stakeholders

Collaborative management style

Education

Professional qualification as a Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive (CILEx)

Job description

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We are currently partnering with a forward-looking and highly collaborative Higher Education institution based in Greater Manchester, who are looking for a Senior Solicitor to join their growing team on a permanent basis.

Our client is proud to be an organisation with a collaborative, supportive team culture, with a genuine commitment to employee wellbeing, offering agile working and development opportunities.

This is a full-time position with a salary band of £59,000 to £63,000 (subject to experience) and the start date is subject to notice. They are also looking for someone to attend the office at least once per week.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Leading on a broad range of legal and strategic work, with around 70% focused on high-value, complex contracts and 30% on policy, governance and wider organisational matters
• Driving the legal work on key projects and programmes, spanning construction contracts (JCT), property agreements, software licensing, IT upgrades and IP matters
• Supporting major projects and partnerships, including a large regeneration scheme funded by the Levelling Up Fund and the expansion of the organisation’s innovative facilities
• Advising on policy development in response to sector-wide changes
• Working on international academic partnerships, particularly with institutions across South-East Asia
• Attending and contributing to project boards, committees and forums at senior level
• Managing and developing the legal team, from triaging and allocating work to mentoring future talent
• Empowering colleagues and stakeholders to own and deliver their projects, acting as a trusted legal advisor in the background

Experience required:

• We’re looking for someone confident, commercially minded, and motivated by the opportunity to shape the legal function
• Strong commercial contracts experience (public sector or higher education experience not essential)
• Autonomy and decisiveness, with the ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders
• A collaborative, empowering management style and a passion for mentoring others
• Professional qualification as a Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive (CILEx)

Rewards and Benefits:

• 32 days annual leave - plus bank holidays, additional time off at Christmas and the opportunity to buy additional days
• Flexible and agile working
• Access to training and development opportunities
• Access to an online employee portal, offering a wide range of lifestyle benefits and discounts
• Wellbeing support - including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling, sports and fitness facilities (including discounted gym memberships)

Working hours:

• 37 hours per week
• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Don’t forget our recommendation scheme: Recommend a friend or colleague to us and receive up to £100 each once they have completed 20 days in a role via James Andrews! Terms and conditions apply, contact us for details.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Legal Services and Higher Education

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