£50,848 plus £5,398 market enhancement rising to £56,246 plus £5,424 market enhancement plus a one-off Welcome Payment of £4000

About Herts Legal
With more than 100 colleagues in the team Herts Legal is one of the largest and most successful legal teams in local government and offers a complete legal service to clients across the County Council, District Councils and other public sector bodies.

Our lawyers are crucial to the County Council's continued success. We have high standards for our services and we are pleased to be recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the Law Society's Lexcel quality standard assessor.

Herts Legal provides a fantastic opportunity for ambitious, passionate and organised Lawyers who want to join a supportive and flourishing public sector legal team.

We offer flexible hybrid working and have recently moved to newly refurbished modern offices in Stevenage.

The Role
The role will be a client facing role providing high quality legal services to Council officers and Members, committees, and other council bodies. 

This  role is mainly focussed on the  provision of  public procurement and commercial contracts advice.

You will also contribute to the maintenance of Legal Services’ Lexcel accreditation

Criteria for the Role

• A solicitor, barrister or legal executive
• Knowledge and experience of public sector procurement law
• Knowledge and experience of commercial contracts
• Demonstrable understanding of the issues facing local authorities, legal service departments and lawyers
• Ability to work collaboratively, manage and prioritise workloads to achieve Client outcomes to timescale and within budget
• Excellent client care skills and the ability to develop relationships with Client Officers and colleagues at all levels
• Excellent inter-personal, written and oral communication and negotiation skills
• Self-sufficient in the production of all documents and correspondence without the need to rely on secretarial staff
• Attention to detail and a pragmatic, flexible and commercial approach to problem solving.
• Experience of working in a local authority legal environment is welcome.

Role Responsibilities

• Manage your own case load of routine and more complex matters
• Provide quality practical advice and support to clients on  public procurement and commercial contracts, including contract negotiation and drafting and contract disputes. 
• Participate in training courses and seminars to Members, officers and others.

• Ensure that the decisions made by client departments are lawful, accord with County Council policy and achieve their aims and objectives efficiently
• Maintain an awareness of all relevant legislation, policy and regulations, investigate and advise on implications of changing legislation, case law and codes of practice and policy and provide training where necessary
• Make recommendations to the Principal Lawyer and Assistant Chief Legal Officer on improvements in practice and procedure in the Team to ensure that the Team retains pre-eminence in its practice area.

Your Application
If you think you have the knowledge, experience and skills to make a success of this dynamic and exciting role at Herts Legal, we look forward to receiving your application and meeting you.

If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Stephen.dorrian@hertfordshire.gov.uk or telephone 07813 400504 initially.
 
Additional information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).

Closing date: 22 September 2024

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