We are working with a local authority in Yorkshire who are looking for a lawyer with significant experience of local authority governance to provide corporate governance support for an initial contract of 3 months to cover for a period of staff absence. 

Work will include:

• Advising on the legal requirements and limitations of a committee system of governance (including area committees)
• Advising on the legal requirements of the Council’s Constitution and contributing to a review of the constitution
• Contributing to/advising on/reviewing/drafting policy documents and protocols connected with the operation of the constitution and the committee system
• Advising on the scheme of delegations within the Constitution and the requirements for reports to decision-makers
• Advising on local government constitutional and administrative law
• Attending meetings as required

Hourly Rate: £60 per hour umbrella 

Candidates must have current experience of advising on/drafting local authority constitutions.  Familiarity with the modern committee system would be a definite advantage as would experience of putting complex legal concepts into plain language.  Candidates need to be capable of reading and understanding large amount of documents quickly.

Candidates offering full time or part time will be considered

Please apply within or contact Anthony Fitton at Venn Group at afitton@venngroup.com or on 07441916452.