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Role Purpose:
To provide specialist legal advice, and put into legal effect, the instructions of the Company in such a way as to provide the Company with an excellent and continuously improving legal service to enable it to fulfil its overarching vision in accordance with its priorities. To contribute to the work of Corporate Legal Services by providing legal advice and assistance as required.
Main Respinsibilities:
- To deliver complex specialist advice on legal matters with minimum supervision.
- To evaluate and advise on all aspects of legal matters in a variety of forums.
- To represent the Company in applications before an Inquiry the Magistrates Court, County Court and High Court and instructing Counsel as required.
- To advise elected Members where appropriate, and attending the Executive, Committees and Sub-Committees and providing reports as required.
- To provide advice and support to partners and stakeholders.
- To contribute to the development of the Legal Service through identifying opportunities for improvement, and supporting, motivating and coaching colleagues within the team / Legal Service.
- To contribute to the Legal Service Business Planning process.
- To contribute to the work of Legal Services by providing legal advice and assistance as required.
Experience, Abilities and Qualification:
- At least 2-4 years recent Post Qualification experience of working in legal practice conducting a caseload consisting of planning, highways and regeneration matters
- Post qualification experience of conducting the above mentioned caseload within a public sector setting
- Experience of advocacy in an Inquiry, the Magistrates or County Courts or other relevant courts and Tribunals, to include planning appeals at both hearing and public inquiry stage. Experience of advising on regeneration schemes and more complex public inquiries, High Court appeals and judicial reviews in the context of planning would also be useful.
- A Solicitor, Barrister, Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives.
Knowledge and Skills:
- The ability to communicate orally and in writing clearly and precisely.
- The ability to work on own initiative and with minimum supervision.
- The ability to work objectively, calmly and efficiently under pressure.
- The ability to contribute to the work of a team, and to work well with both legal and support staff, clients and consultants.
- The ability to deliver excellent specialist advice in planning, highways and regeneration matters in an accessible way to a variety of clients, partners and stakeholders.
- Proven skill in working successfully in a political environment, and an understanding of its implications for the provision of Legal Services.
