Solicitor – Charity – Colchester - £60,000 – Hybrid working

ASHDOWN GROUP; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A nationwide charity is seeking a qualified Solicitor to join their legal team in Colchester. The role involves providing expert legal advice on commercial, property, employment, and contract matters while ensuring compliance. This hybrid role allows flexibility with 2 days in the office and 3 days remote. Candidates should have strong commercial experience and a good understanding of charity-specific regulations. Join a dedicated team making a positive impact.

Qualifications

• Provide advice on commercial, property, employment, and contract matters.
• Strong knowledge of legal compliance and managing legal risks.
• Ability to work collaboratively with external legal advisors.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice across various legal areas.
• Manage legal and regulatory risks for the charity.
• Ensure compliance with statutory regulations.

Skills

Strong commercial experience

Knowledge of public law

Understanding of charity-specific regulations

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Solicitor – Charity – Colchester - £60,000 – Hybrid working

A well established, nationwide charity are looking for a qualified Solicitor to join their legal team.

This role will provide expert legal advice across the charity on commercial, property, employment and contract matters, whilst ensuring compliance with regulations and data compliance and managing legal risk.

The successful candidate will evidence strong commercial experience alongside a general knowledge of other areas of law. External legal advisors will be consulted for matters of a more complex and specialist legal nature.

Working in Colchester - this is a Hybrid position with 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home with flexibility around ad hoc meetings as required.

As a qualified Solicitor you will :

Provide advice on broad legal issues, including public law, commercial law, intellectual property, and charity-specific regulations to support organisational strategy

Identify, assess and manage legal and regulatory risks for the charity and managing the Legal Risk Registers

Ensuring the organization complies with its statutory and regulatory framework.

Liaising with external legal advisors on matters of a more complex and specialist legal nature.

Overseeing property transactions, leases, and drafting of commercial contracts.