£62,025 - £63,725 per annum plus an annually reviewable market supplement up to £10,000 and a Welcome Payment of £3,000.

Founded in 2011, the South London Legal Partnership (SLLP) is the in-house legal service for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Boroughs of Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton and Wandsworth.  

SLLP is committed to being a high performing in-house shared legal service which plays an essential part in the achievement of the priorities and objectives of our five local authorities for the benefit of their communities.  

The partnership has 150-160 staff and a turnover of £11 million. Over 1 million people are represented by the constituent councils. Operating at scale has enabled it to recruit and retain excellent staff and to provide a consistently high standard of service to our five Boroughs

We are seeking a candidate with excellent skills and experience in property development in a regeneration context and complex commercial asset management for local authorities.  This role provides superb exposure to a diverse range of property matters dealing with public sector land holdings.

Reporting into the Assistant Head of Law for this area, you will be part of a friendly and collegiate in-house team and will be involved with exciting regeneration and project work including public/private partnership arrangements, development agreements, commercial property matters, including high value and high-profile transactions and will require the ability to provide a range of legal support to help ensure the successful delivery of the initiatives across all Boroughs.

A key skill will be an ability to ensure the delivery of constructive and timely legal and constitutional advice and assistance to Council, Committees, Elected Members and senior management across the organisation therefore this role requires previous local government experience.  You will be managing a small team of lawyers, so management experience is required along with excellent skills at independently stablishing priorities and managing deadlines across the team.

SLLP’s Vision & Values include a commitment to improving services through the development of our staff in an inclusive and supportive environment. We aim to attract and retain a workforce which reflects the diverse communities we serve.  

If you think you have the skills/experience we are looking for and share the same values, then we want to hear from you.

For further information or to apply, p[lease click on the 'Enquire/Apply' button below.

To discuss the role further please contact Amrita Chuhan on email amrita.chuhan@merton.gov.uk or telephone 0208 274 5248

Closing date: 20th January, 2025

Interviews will be held week commencing 3rd Feb 2025