L71 SENIOR SOLICITOR (Planning, Property, Contracts and Procurement)  

£43,081-£45,033 – Grade 12

The Council are looking to recruit a Senior Solicitor to join its already experienced team within Legal Services and in return you can expect a rewarding career with an organisation that offers a range of attractive benefits and a friendly, flexible, and supportive work environment.

We are looking for someone who will be fundamental in meeting the Legal Team’s vision which is to support the Council in acting lawfully and with high standards of governance to achieve its corporate objectives for the local community. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and is a team player who can contribute to the wider delivery of the Council’s corporate plan.  This is a fantastic opportunity to join an amazing legal team which will give you the opportunity to develop your legal career and expertise.

In this role you will support stakeholders by providing specialist legal advice,

representation and assistance across a range of planning, property and procurement matters. We are excited about this role and would very much like to welcome you to Broxtowe Borough Council.

We’re looking for an individual who has experience in:

• The ideal candidate will have previous experience within Planning law (drafting planning enforcement notices, planning advice, certificate of lawfulness, planning committees once a month.)
• Experience with commercial property matters such as acquisitions, sales, commercial leases. 
• Local government experience is desirable, but we welcome applications from people from all parts of the legal sector.
• The successful candidate will need to be a qualified Solicitor/Barrister/FILEX with a current Practising Certificate.

The ideal candidate would be:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both written and verbal with officers internally, and externally with courts, barristers, professional bodies, stakeholders and members of the public is essential.
• Self-motivated with an ability to handle a large and varied complex caseload.
• Have the ability to innovate, create and act both in a strategic and practical. way.
• Have resilience, enthusiasm, personal diplomacy and self-motivation.
• Someone who represents our GREAT values and behaviours

What you need to know:

A requirement for this role is to attend the Council’s Planning Committee meeting each month. 

Successfully shortlisted candidates will be asked to attend a formal interview which may include a test/scenario/exercise in order to determine suitability for the role

For an informal chat please contact Razina Ayoub, Head of Legal (Deputy Monitoring Officer) on 0115 9173277

Closing date: 31.12.2024

Expected interview date: Week commencing 13 January 2025

Why join us?

The Council has five GREAT values which represent our standards and expectations of how we’ll work.

As a disability confident employer and an organisation that is committed to equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Council embraces flexible ways of working to ensure that we can attract the best talent and experience and get the most from our employees. Whilst meeting the needs of our residents is a priority and we can’t guarantee we can accept all flexible working requests, we are happy to discuss your options when you apply for a job with us.

As a Broxtowe Borough Council employee you can enjoy many benefits including a generous pension fund and leave scheme, loyalty awards and family friendly policies to help you balance your work and family life, as well as discounts and offers as part of our employee benefits scheme. You can read more about these at www.broxtowe.gov.uk/jobs