Team Leader (Property and Regeneration)

Swale Borough Council; Brompton; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a Team Leader in Property and Regeneration to lead and manage a team delivering legal services. The role involves providing expert legal advice on property matters and supporting the delivery of strategic objectives. Ideal candidates will have a legal background with experience in property law and team management, along with a commitment to enhancing service delivery in the mid-Kent area. The position offers competitive pay and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Local Government pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing support

Discounts on leisure, retail, and fuel

Free parking

Season ticket loans for travel

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive.
• Extensive experience in property and regeneration law.
• Ability to provide legal advice to decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Property and Regeneration team.
• Provide high-level legal advice to elected members.
• Oversee team development including recruitment and training.

Skills

Qualified solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive

Extensive post-qualification legal practice experience in property and regeneration

Experience providing legal advice to senior leaders

Experience operating in politically sensitive environments

Staff management experience

Job description

Overview

As our Team Leader (Property and Regeneration), you will lead and manage our Property and Regeneration team, delivering high-quality legal services across all three local authorities. This pivotal role combines strategic leadership with providing expert legal advice on property and regeneration, ensuring compliance with Lexcel standards and advancing the shared legal service's vision. You will also support the delivery of the partnership's strategic objectives, maintaining up-to-date legal expertise and promoting the service internally and externally to improve understanding of legal procedures and build the MKLS reputation.

Responsibilities

• Lead training sessions, provide guidance notes and offer legal supervision
• Represent MKLS at external meetings
• Ensure compliance with council policies
• Carry a caseload as senior fee earner on complex property and regeneration matters
• Provide high-level legal advice to elected members, committees and senior managers
• Oversee team development, including recruitment, training and performance management
• Support the delivery of the partnership's strategic objectives and promote the service internally and externally

Qualifications

• To be a qualified solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive
• Extensive post-qualification legal practice experience in property and regeneration
• Experience providing legal advice and support to senior leaders and key decision-makers in property and regeneration law and practice
• Experience operating in politically sensitive environments
• Experience of staff management
• Knowledge and understanding of the political nature of local government and the democratic process
• A full, valid UK driving licence

About MKLS

Mid Kent Legal Services (MKLS) provides legal services and advice across the Mid-Kent area (to Swale, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells councils). The service covers Property and Regeneration, Planning, Contentious, Contracts & Commissioning and Corporate Governance. Working across multiple councils means a range of high-level, challenging and impactful work ranging from supporting the delivery of garden communities, to the redevelopment of large shopping centres, to letting very large contracts, to delivering affordable housing. In short, it\'s a real opportunity to make a difference in an area with vibrant towns, beautiful villages and countryside and fantastic leisure and cultural amenities.

MKLS has a reputation as being forward thinking, progressive and innovative and is closely and strongly aligned with its partner authorities. It provides a supportive and nurturing environment, providing opportunities for staff to progress internally and uses technology to maximise the effective use of lawyers\' time. In short, it is a great place to work.

Work arrangement & Benefits

• We are now looking for a Team Leader (Property and Regeneration) to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 34 hours per week
• Salary of £57,703 - £64,906 per annum + £7,000 market supplement
• Local Government pension scheme
• Generous annual leave plus time off between Christmas and New Year (and an option to purchase extra leave)
• Wellbeing support including confidential advice, counselling and flu vaccines
• Discounts on leisure, retail and fuel and salary sacrifice schemes, including Cycle to Work and car leasing
• Generous sick pay
• Free parking
• Season ticket loans for rail/bus travel

This is a great opportunity for an experienced legal professional with expertise in property and regeneration and a great leadership style to join our forward-thinking shared service and to make a difference to the lives of people who live and work in the mid-Kent area.

With extensive wellbeing benefits and a brilliant pension scheme, you\'ll enjoy a rewarding career where your expertise is recognised, and you\'ll have the chance to take the next step in your career.

What\'s more, we offer outstanding working arrangements, with the majority of your time spent working from home and a 34-hour working week, including 1pm finishes on Fridays. On top of this, we offer a number of working options such as compressed hours, nine-day fortnights and part-time working potential, all within an inclusive and supportive working environment where your wellbeing is prioritised.