Snr Solicitor

Harvey Nash Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Solicitor for a 15-month contract in Edinburgh. The role requires advanced legal knowledge, specifically in corporate and civil law, to provide specialized advice and support. Candidates must be a Scottish Qualified Solicitor with strong communication and negotiation skills, ready to deliver legal expertise under a hybrid working arrangement.

Qualifications

• Scottish Qualified Solicitor with current practicing certificate.
• Specialist knowledge in implication and application of legislation.
• Experience in providing legal advice on corporate legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized legal advice on various areas of civil and corporate law.
• Support the client on development of new corporate legislation or policy.
• Advise client staff on complex matters impacting the client.

Skills

Negotiation

Influencing

Persuasion

Creativity

Written communication

Oral communication

Advocacy

Education

LLB Degree and Diploma in Legal Practice or equivalent

Job description

Snr Solicitor| 15 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Hybrid | Starting ASAP

Day Rate: DOE

Description:

Use advanced legal knowledge, including of various environmental regimes, and the clients strategic objectives to provide specialised legal advice and support to the client staff on specific areas of the law as it relates to and impacts on the client.

Provide legal advice on complex matters to support the client in its input to Scottish Government on the development of new corporate legislation or policy relating to specific areas of law, or proposed changes to existing corporate legislation or policy.

Provide specialised legal advice on implementation of new corporate legislation.

Provide specialist legal advice in various area of civil and corporate law.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Scottish Qualified Solicitor with current practicing certificate
• LLB Degree and Diploma in legal Practice or equivalent
• Specialist knowledge and skills in the interpretation and application of legislation.
• Negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills
• Creativity in developing innovative, problem solving solutions
• Written communication - ability to demonstrate excellent and concise communication in complex and sensitive written documents. The type of documents will depend on the specific work allocated to the post holder but could include reports to the procurator fiscal, statutory enforcement notices, environmental authorisations, regulatory position statements, regulatory guidance, policy instructions and draft legislation
• Oral communication - ability to explain legal requirements to non-legal staff.
• Advocacy skills

Desirable

• General understanding and knowledge of objectives and procedures.
• Managerial

This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.