PRINCIPAL LEGAL OFFICER

Salary: £38,789 - £40,619

Employment Term: Permanent

Hours: Full Time / 37 per week

The Council are seeking to recruit a Lawyer with experience of local government to work within its Legal and Democratic Services section. You must be an admitted Solicitor or a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and hold post qualification experience within the areas specifically identified below.

The post holder will be required to provide high level legal advice to both Officers and Elected Members.

You should have sound knowledge and experience of dealing with a range of legal work across the Council’s functions, Committees, and meetings.

The post holder will be required to undertake contentious legal work including criminal and civil litigation, advocacy in the Magistrates and County Court in addition to dealing with various aspects of local government law including Housing, Environmental Health, and Planning. The post holder will be experienced across a range of these areas.

The post holder will be required to attend meetings of Council, Committees, Sub-Committees and other meetings as may be necessary.

The post holder will also be responsible for supervision of other members of the Legal and Democratic Services team.

A flexible working hours scheme is operated by the Council.

This post is politically restricted.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Ardip Kaur, Legal and Democratic Services Manager, on 01283 595715

Closing date:  27^th March 2017

Interviews will be held week commencing 3^rd April 2017