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Senior Lawyer Contracts

Opus People Solutions
Posted a day ago, valid for 13 days
Location

Northampton, Northamptonshire NN68AX, England

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance
Employee Discounts

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  • West Northants Council is seeking 3 Senior Contracts Lawyers to join their new Legal Team in the Corporate legal area.
  • The role requires experience in commercial contracts and procurement matters, with a focus on providing legal support across various council departments.
  • The position offers a salary of £50,000 to £55,000 per year, depending on experience.
  • Candidates should ideally have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, although local government experience is not essential.
  • The council provides a supportive environment with numerous benefits, including generous annual leave, flexible working options, and ongoing training opportunities.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career, in an organisation where you will be supported to excel professionally? If so, join the new Legal Team at West Northants Council, one of the newest and the fourth biggest Unitary Councils in England.

We are continuing with the growth of the new team and are seeking 3 talented Senior Contracts Lawyers to sit within the Corporate legal area.

If you have experience in commercial contracts and procurement matters, we want to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

Your duties will involve:

  • Working alongside the procurement team to assist a variety of in-house client departments with their contracts for goods, services and in relation to major projects
  • Maintaining a full caseload of contracts matters
  • Knowledge of frameworks, call-off contracts, bespoke drafting and concession contracts
  • Public health related contracts and grant funding agreements
  • Advising on subsidy control
  • Providing general advice on contractual matters
  • Assisting with policy and procedures related to contracts and procurement
  • Assisting in the training and supervision of Paralegals and Legal Assistants as may be required

About you

No two days are the same at West Northants. We deliver legal services across a wide range of council departments giving you exposure to a broad range of legal work.

Therefore, if you are looking to further develop your existing local government experience, change sector into local government or return to work after a career break, you won't find a better place to do so. Whilst local government experience is not essential, a passion for delivering an excellent legal service in a fast-paced environment and a desire to help shape and deliver an exemplar local authority legal service is.

West Northants is a great place to work. With a focus on career development, wellbeing, flexibility and support, this is an opportunity for you to take the next step on your career journey in a supported environment. We have mentoring, coaching, training and many other opportunities available to assist and develop you, to ensure your success in the role and your ongoing progression and success within the Council. We will also consider a variety of flexible working arrangements.

For more information contact Nicki Agalamanyi, Head of Legal (Corporate) on for a confidential discussion.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
  • Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
  • Car Lease scheme
  • Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
  • Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities.
  • A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
  • Our West Ways of Working - We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
  • Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.