Contracts and Procurement Locum - South West England, United Kingdom - Venn Group

Venn Group

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South West England, United Kingdom

12 hours ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Contracts and Procurement Locum

Vacancy Ref: BRF864745_A position has arisen for a Contracts and Procurement Locum to join a local authority based in the South West on an interim basis.

Setup:
Fully remote working

Start/Duration:
ASAP - initial 4 months, likely to extend beyond

Hours:
Full-time (part-time considered)

Rate:
Up to £55ph (Umb)

IR35:
Inside

Reason:
Cover whilst recruiting permanently

Duties & Responsibilities:

General Contracts and Public procurement law experience
Local authority background
Provide legal advice to a variety of clients inhouse across all directorates
Whilst specialising in an area of law, be able to work flexibly across the range of practice areas within the Commercial and Governance team including: Company Law, Contracts and Commercial (including legal practice within specialist areas such as IT, Construction,Energy), Corporate Governance, Employment, Public Procurement, and Public and local government law
To undertake advocacy, representation and advice in Employment Tribunals, committees and panels as appropriate
To keep legal knowledge up to date, to carry out legal research and maintain a thorough knowledge of existing and new legislation in relation to practice area
To provide support and assistance to legal officers in the Commercial and Governance Team and provide cover as required and to assist and cooperate with officers within the wider Legal Services Division