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Senior Property Lawyer x 2

Employer
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Location
Tower Hamlets, London (Greater)
Salary
£44,055 - £46,824
Closing date
23 Oct 2016
Reference
LPG00145

Job Details

Senior Property Lawyer x 2
PO6 - £44,055 - £46,824
35 hours per week
Ref: LPG00145

Role Purpose 
You will be responsible to the Team Leader for the provision of high quality complex legal advice and support to the Council and external clients for the service area which the team covers. 
Carrying out an extensive caseload of high profile, complex and sensitive matters, you will provide the full range of Legal Services necessary in respect of the work of the team.  
 
Key Responsibilities
Tower Hamlets Legal Services is a Lexcel-accredited practice and we are always striving to deliver high quality services that support the aims and objectives of our residents. 

We are looking for two property lawyers with the ability to undertake and progress complex property transactions including CPOs and regeneration projects.  You must possess excellent all round knowledge of property law, landlord and tenant and regeneration and the ability to deliver creative solutions to support the aims of our clients which at the same time manage risk and secure benefits for the Council's strategic aims. 
The ability to work across legal disciplines on projects would be an advantage. 
 
You will also be required to provide supervision to junior posts within the team. 
  
Requirements
•    UK qualified Solicitor, Barrister or FILEX with appropriate levels of experience at this level
•    Demonstrable experience of managing, motivating and developing staff
•    Experience of managing risk in relation to the area of work
•    Broad experience of advice and interpretation of legal issues in relation to job description
•    Good knowledge of legislation relevant to team and legal framework governing local government and its decision making processes
•    High levels of analytical, verbal and numeric reasoning skills
 
Additional Information

Closing Date: 23rd October 2016 
Test and Interviews will be held on Monday 7 November 2016. 
 
Application Details
 
External applicants apply via the Council's website www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/careers
Internal employees should apply via the council's Intranet.

All applications should be made via our online application system, no CV’s or alternative forms of applications are accepted. 

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About Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets is not an authority that simply ambles along, content with keeping the status quo. People here are ambitious, and want to do the best job they can for the communities around them.

This commitment continues to pay off. Big steps forward are taken on a weekly basis. Accolades are achieved. And Beacons awarded. Most importantly of all, some 250,000 residents benefit from services that are constantly improving. As examples, Adult Social Care and the Children, Schools and Families Directorate, are both areas in which staff are performing to a standard that makes Tower Hamlets a safer place for its most vulnerable inhabitants.

Located at the heart of London's East End, Tower Hamlets has long been a refuge for poor people and immigrants, and others on the margins of society. The sharp rise in the capital's population in the late 19th century, led to severe overcrowding across the brough and it soon became synonymous with poverty, disease and criminality.

Fast-forward to 2009 and you will still find districts containing some of the worst poverty in Britain. Indeed, Tower Hamlets is the third most deprived borough in the country. There are some deep inequalities to be tackled, with 23 per cent of families living on less than £15,000 a year. There is also a lack of public housing and a need to lessen overcrowding.

But take a step back, and you'll see that the borough's future is incredibly bright. Major projects linked to Canary Wharf, the Thames Gateway and the 2012 Olympic Games form a dramatic backdrop to the council's 'One Tower Hamlets' plan, which focuses on key issues such as reducing crime (down 24 per cent in four years) and creating new jobs (up 41 per cent since 1998).

As a result of all this activity, Tower Hamlets has been ranked among the most improved performers in recent years. Indeed, we are one of only 10 councils thought to be 'improving strongly' over the past two years by the public service watchdog, the Audit Commission. 

 

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