Principal Contracts Solicitor - Surrey, United Kingdom - The Legists

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Principal Contracts Solicitor Ref: 547LG Salary Range £53,997 - £61,724 (pro-rata) for 36 hrs per week dependent on experience About the Principal Contracts Solicitor role: Principal Contracts Solicitor As a Principal Contracts Solicitor will be expectedto take on a variety of matters, both routine and complex, and:

  • Be the lead legal officer across the Council on all contract and procurement matters;
  • Draft and negotiate commercial contracts, conduct a full range of work types in this area and advise oncontract disputes.
  • Support corporate projects working in multidisciplinary teams and advise on governance issues
  • Advise senior officers and councillors and act as legal advisor to Committees
  • Supervise the Senior Contracts Solicitor About you
  • Holda Solicitor, Barrister, FILEX or similar qualification
  • Have experience of contract and procurement work, preferably in a local government context
  • Excellent knowledge of the law and practice of contract and procurement law
  • Experience of managing a wideand varied forms of contract and procurement matters with mínimal supervision
  • Demonstrate commercial acumen, drive, enthusiasm and exceptional communication skills.
  • For the Principal Contracts Solicitor role:
  • Experience of leading a Team or directlysupervising other legal officers. Benefits
  • Hybrid working 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home
  • Flexible working 7am7pm (Core hours are am & 2.30pm4pm) and Flexileave
  • 28 Days annual leave, plus 8 days bank holidays and 1 extra dayat Christmas (rising to 31 Days annual leave after 2 years)
  • Excellent Pension Scheme
  • Free Parking
  • Subsidised cafe on site
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Payment of one professional membership per annum
  • Cycle to work + further related discounts
  • Season ticket loan
  • Health and Dental insurance plan after 3 years' service
  • Mileage allowance About Runnymede Runnymede is an ambitious, passionate, and progressive council with a forward
- thinking attitude and award-winning departments. As a BoroughCouncil, we are committed to our four core values and goals which we demonstrate through our ongoing policies and projects. We are always keen to improve our services and welcome innovative and proactive individuals who are open minded and have a positiveapproach in supporting our vision. As part of Runnymede Borough Council's commitment to delivering excellent standards of service delivery, we are looking for two ambitious and experienced lawyers, who can demonstrate the commercial acumen, drive and enthusiasmrequired to support an entrepreneurial local authority looking to deliver quality services to its residents.

Our new Corporate Business Plan sets out in five strategies how we will add value to the lives of residents:


  • Responding to climate change
  • Supportingthe health and wellbeing of local people,
  • Encouraging residents' ability to effect change locally,
  • Driving economic development in the Borough, and
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