Senior Lawyer Team Leader - Council

Role: Senior Lawyer Team Leader REF 5269552
Contract Length: Until December 2025
Location: Gloucester - Agile working is available for this role
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £34.91 per hour

Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Lawyer Team Leader for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR LAWYER TEAM LEADER

• Be a lead lawyer in providing high quality legal services in the area of law which will include being a lead lawyer in planning and highways legislation.
• Deputise for the Principal Lawyer and Legal Services Business Partner and supervise a group of lawyers.
• Play an active role in developing and delivering training to client officers and members of the Council and provide advice bulletins and guidance notes.
• To identify income opportunities for the future benefit of the service.

  SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SENIOR LAWYER TEAM LEADER

• Extensive experience of the law in any or all of the following areas:
  • Contract and Procurement Law
  • Property
  • Planning and Highways
• Experience of working in local government
• Recent experience of staff supervision
• Specialist knowledge of English law and practice in relation to planning legislation
• An ability to acquire and maintain knowledge in relation to highway legislation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to be able to advise members, staff, other organisations and members of the public courteously and efficiently in person and by telephone.
• Excellent research and problem solving skills with ability to convey complex legal and factual issues to various audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively with professionals and client departments in order to build excellent working relationships and one which is supportive to the client department.
• Ability to share knowledge and expertise to develop colleagues and clients and to be part of a team.
• Excellent research and IT skills including the ability to use a case management system
• To be conversant with Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Qualified barrister, Solicitor or a Chartered Legal Executive
• Membership of the relevant professional body

If you are a Senior Lawyer Team Leader, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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