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Legal Counsel

Employer
Search Legal
Location
England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
Salary
£36000.00 - £40000 per annum + competitive, good holiday package
Closing date
18 Apr 2018
Reference
Req/473045

Job Details

Salary: Circa £40,000 per annum

Reports to: Head of Legal

Location: Manchester


A leading North West organisation is looking for an in-house solicitor to act as legal counsel to deliver complex, corporate and democratic legal support. The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor with relevant legal experience in relation to this role, preferably prior experience within or supporting a public body, while being both commercially and politically aware.


This is an opportunity to be involved in some of the largest and most exciting projects in the North West, and an opportunity to work closely with and be supervised by an experienced head of legal.


The main areas of law that this role will focus on will be commercial contracts, procurement, data protection (including GDPR), local authority law, corporate and compliance work.


Main Responsibilities:
* To provide high quality representation and legal documentation.
* To partner with various departments relevant to the organisation to provide them with professional or technical legal advice.
* To ensure business processes are compliant with any relevant legislation.
* To support senior management in developing, maintaining and improving policies.

Salary is competitive and dependent on experience, however is likely to be circa £40,000 with an excellent benefits package including a market leading pension and other interesting benefits.


If this is an opportunity you would consider please contact Adam Zdravkovic in the specialist legal division at Search Consultancy for a confidential discussion in relation to this role.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Company

At Search, our Legal specialism provides bespoke recruitment solutions to all aspects of the legal community across the UK, and Channel Islands. Our expert legal recruitment consultants working on roles within private practice, in-house legal and the public sector boast a wealth of experience gained in legal practice and throughout the industry.

Our private practice team forms the core of our legal business. We specialise in providing tailored career advice to legal professionals at all levels, from paralegal to qualified solicitor, associate through to partner. Our industry teams, comprising of both in-house and public sector divisions, have legal experience, underpinned with detailed industry knowledge.

As one of the leading legal job agencies in the UK, Search Consultancy has an enviable list of expertise and resources:

  • Search has filled over 60 locums and 250+ permanent placements per year.
  • Search Legal has 20+ specialist consultants with over 145 years combined international experience in legal recruitment.
  • We also have dedicated resource team with over 150 years combined experience
  • A unique approach to delivery combining broad legal knowledge with a deep understanding of the many disciplines within the legal profession.

At Search, our legal division provides bespoke recruitment solutions to all aspects of the legal community across the UK, and the Channel Islands. Our specialist teams within private practice, in-house legal and the public sector boast a wealth of experience gained in both legal practice and throughout the industry.

Our private practice team forms the core of our legal business. We specialise in providing tailored career advice to legal professionals at all levels, from paralegal to qualified solicitor, associate through to partner.

To register with Search Legal or find out more about our range of services please contact your local market expert. Alternatively visit https://www.search.co.uk/jobs/legal/  to view the full range of opportunities currently available.

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