Locum Contracts and Procurement Solicitor

Locum Contracts and Procurement Solicitor, 3+ PQE, County Durham / Remote Working – A busy local authority in the North East require the urgent locum support of an experienced Contracts and Procurement Solicitor due to an increase in workload. To apply or register your interest, call Lauren Harris on 0113 320 0575 and quote job ref: 3757

JOB TITLE:                   Locum Contracts and Procurement Solicitor
PQE:                              3+ PQE
LOCATION:                   County Durham / Remote Working
RATE:                            £40.00 per hour

THE ROLE:
A busy North East based Local Authority have an opening for an experienced Contracts and Procurement Solicitor to join their team on a locum basis. Reporting to and under the management of the Legal Manager, the appointed Locum Contracts and Procurement Solicitor will be required to provide procurement and commercial contract legal advice and support across the full range of the Council’s functions. The postholder will be required to give legal advice and assist in commercial contracts, procurement law and practice (including EU law), public sector collaborative arrangements, constitutional frameworks, joint ventures, collaborations and trusts along with procurement/commissioning and related matters.

THE CANDIDATE:
Applications are sought from experienced Contracts and Procurement Solicitors who possess a minimum of 3 years’ PQE in this area of law. Public Sector commercial experience is desired in order to be considered for this role. Applicants must be confident self-starters who can hit the ground running with an existing caseload as you will be assisting with an increased work load on a locum basis.
 
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Lauren Harris at eNL on 0113 320 0575 or email lauren.harris@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion. eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
 
eNL is handling a number of Contracts & Procurement vacancies throughout the North East. If you are a Solicitor looking for a move, please call now.
 
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