A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. 

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

The role:

We are looking for an inspirational leader ready to take on this key strategic role dealing with complex, high profile and novel Planning and Regulatory work.

The post holder will be the Council’s legal specialist advisor on Planning and Regulatory work personally advising the Cabinet, members and the Council’s senior management team. You will lead, motivate, and manage a high performing team of talented lawyers.

As a Head of Law, you will be expected to drive continuous improvement within your team, across the service and throughout the council, shaping how we work today and for the future. You will need to bring your strengths in innovation and collaboration to influence at the highest levels of the organisation and across key external stakeholders to deliver on challenging outcomes. In addition, you will work closely with the Monitoring Officer to embed good governance across the organisation and will have the opportunity to act as the deputy monitoring officer. We offer a supportive and collaborative environment where your ideas and leadership truly matter.

Our offer to you:

• At least 31 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes 
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave  
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Once the role has closed, you will not be able to submit an application, and we are unable to reopen the vacancy for you to complete it. We strongly recommend submitting your application well in advance of the closing date to avoid disappointment.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Karen McIlwaine via amanda.o'hare@liverpool.gov.uk. 

Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council:



Closing date: 1 November 2026
Interview date: 23 November 2026