4065 Legal Manager Commercial & Development
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
07/11/2020
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 06/12/2020 23:59
Employment Location:
Any location within North Tyneside
Further Information
Legal Manager: Commercial & Development – Legal Services; Grade 12 – full time, 37 hours per week.
Strategic Property – Commercial & Development - Legal Services, Law and Governance
Would you like to undertake varied, high quality legal work with like-minded and supportive colleagues who are committed to providing excellent public service and making a difference within the local community?
We wish to recruit a flexible, highly skilled lawyer to lead our Commercial & Development Legal Team based within our Lexcel accredited Legal Services Team. It is essential that you have experience of and a genuine enthusiasm for commercial matters, in particular strategic procurement and/or property law and an excellent approach to public service and client care. Candidates from both the public and private sector are encouraged to apply
We offer a modern, open plan, working environment with opportunities to use technology to work in a flexible and agile way. Our lawyers operate both autonomously and collaboratively to deliver high performance with light touch management. We provide a supportive environment for the development and maintenance of your professional skills and experience.
You will be responsible for leading and supervising your team, advising upon and supporting others in relation to commercial and development matters including:
- major and strategic projects, procurements and developments,
- management, enforcement, renegotiation, extension or termination of contracts.
- complex or large-scale property, regeneration and development related transactions, including planning.
As part of a busy legal team you may be required to undertake work in other areas covered by the team and therefore a degree of flexibility is valued.
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If you would like to be part of our team and are committed to providing an excellent legal service in this vital area of work we look forward to hearing from you.
Please note that due to Covid-19 the team are currently working from home using laptops and video conferencing for meetings and hearings with limited office attendance. The working arrangements are subject to review.
For further information please contact:
- Louise Watson, Senior Manager Legal Services: louise.watson@northtyneside.gov.uk
- Bryn Roberts, Head of Law and Governance: bryn.roberts@northtyneside.gov.uk
North Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In addition, staff and volunteers are expected to familiarise themselves with all relevant policies, procedures and guidance in relation to safeguarding children and safe practice with vulnerable adults. Within North Tyneside, safeguarding is everybody’s business.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.