Malvern Hills District Council is a small, progressive local authority, situated in one of the country's most attractive areas, offering excellent opportunities to grow and develop along with competitive benefits.

We are continually looking for ways to improve and develop our services, and we currently have a number of shared service arrangements with other district councils in the Worcestershire area. The Legal Services team currently provide legal advice and support to Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council in Pershore.

Senior Legal Executive - £28,485 - £31,601

Due to internal changes, we now have a vacancy for a Senior Legal Executive based mainly in Pershore, working for both Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council.

We are looking for an individual who can demonstrate that they are highly motivated, confident and able to hit the ground running.

As Senior Legal Executive, you must have good energy and enthusiasm with a real desire to work within the small but busy in-house shared Legal Service team and to deal with a wide range of work.

This is a new post in our joint team and we are looking for a knowledgeable individual with a range of experience of dealing with land and property matters ideally within local government. Some experience of planning matters would also be desirable.

You must be educated to degree level and be either a qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive – however we will accept applications from those who can demonstrate they have equivalent experience.

This is a full time post and is based mainly in Pershore, however you will be expected to work in Malvern when necessary.

Please see job description and person specification for further details.

Key Requirements:

• Educated to Degree Level
• Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
• Flexible and self motivated
• Good working knowledge of the main statutes relating to property law
• Ability to travel to both Pershore and Malvern offices and occasionally to meetings outside of the district

Skills & Experience:

See Person Specification for full details

In addition the successful candidate will have the following skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to express complex issues clearly, both verbally and in writing
• Excellent team player
• Sound judgement and good initiative
• Ability to think beyond the pure legal 'text' and find practical solutions to problems
• Good ICT skills

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Meesha Patel, Legal Services Manager on 01386 565476 or Heather Peachey, Deputy Legal Services Manager on 01386 565475.

Closing date:  14 May 2017

Interviews:  25 May 2017