PERMANENT Projects Lawyer

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Salary: £49,359

37.5 hours per week

We are looking for a lawyer who can attend the office a minimum of 2 days per week. The office is a newly refurbished building in Leeds city centre (2 mins walk from the train station). 

We offer agile working, so the successful candidate will be able to work from home and the office. 

• Work closely with the Principal Lawyer and Service Lead to provide a customer focussed, high performing and proactive legal service in relation to the Legal Projects function.
• Provide legal support required by means of:
  • Drafting high value/risk level and complex commercial contract, funding and loan documentation for (but not restricted to) infrastructure and construction projects, the energy sector, regeneration schemes, public transport projects, employment skills and further education programmes;
  • Providing advice and assistance in relation to contract disputes and dispute resolution ensuring the Combined Authority’s position is protected at all times and risks minimised;
  • Providing advice on subsidy control and competition law;
  • Providing legal advice in relation to all Combined Authority projects and programmes including in the areas of (but not limited to) infrastructure projects, construction, public transport schemes, major regeneration and energy projects and regional adult education, skills and training provision;
  • Liaising with the other parts of the Legal Projects, Procurement & Commercial Service as appropriate to provide an integrated corporate legal service.
• Negotiate and review complex high value/risk level documentation and provide advice to a range of
  stakeholders in relation to the same, using initiative and judgement.
• Analyse situations, applying excellent legal knowledge and expertise to undertake negotiations or guide decision making based on options and implications, proposing solutions and recommending and implementing new policies and procedures to improve ways of working and reduce risk.
• Prepare and present bespoke training as required.

If you have any questions about this role or wish to apply, please contact isobel@deekay.co.uk who will respond at the earliest convenience.