Location: Central Oxford

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Grade 13 to 15 - £41,675 up to £52,492 per annum (depending on experience)

Closing date: 14 November 2019

Interview date: 27, 28, 29 November 2019

We have positions available for an Environment Solicitors (Deputy Principal and Solicitor) for highly motivated individual in our dynamic office.

These positions in will undertake a range of legal work, but in particular in relation to the following key areas:

• Drafting planning obligations (S106 agreements)
• Planning advice
• Drafting complex highways agreements and advice
• Extensive highways advice
• Advice on transport and traffic matters and drafting of complex traffic orders
• Rights of Way advice
• Bespoke agreements related to above

Great benefits for the role include:

• Competitive rate of pay from £41,675 up to £52,492 per annum (depending on experience)
• Working within a multi-million-pound organisation
• 29 – 32 days’ annual leave each year (plus bank holidays) – depending on the length of previous continuous Local Government Service
• Flexible working arrangements
• Staff discount scheme for a range of retailers, holidays, insurance, eating out, health and leisure activities, discounted gym membership, and rail travel
• A range of activities to support health and wellbeing including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Membership of Local Government Pension Scheme

What we need from you in return - you will need:

• To be a qualified Solicitor or Barrister or have experience of working in this field
• Excellent knowledge of the specialist legal areas above
• The stamina to work as part of a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment
• The skills to be an adaptable employee that can work to tight deadlines

Sounds good?

For more information, or to arrange an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please contact Chris Doran (PA to the Director of Law & Governance) on chris.doran@oxfordshire.gov.uk or 01865 323950.

Application Procedure

To apply, you will need to complete an online application form. This includes a section asking you to explain how you meet the role requirements, as specified in the job posting.  

You may attach a cover letter and/or CV to your application form, however it is not mandatory. 

If you experience any difficulties whilst completing the application form, or if you require the application form in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team at occ.recruitment@hants.gov.uk or by calling 01962 847728. 

Our Organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

As a Disability Confident employer we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. 

All posts, unless stated otherwise, are open to flexible working arrangements.