Commercial Lawyer

Initial salary between £35727 and £46041

Be part of our journey!

• Range of positions available in our newly-created in-house legal team
• Join an ambitious borough delivering exciting programmes for the community
• Relocation package available
• Generous benefits package including Local Government pension, flexible working and PRP
• Full training provided for professionals new to local government

The borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk boasts one of the best locations in the country for quality of life. It is steeped in history and enjoys easy access to stunning coast and countryside.

The borough council is also a fantastic place to work. Our culture will support your lifestyle and continuing professional development, enabling you to grow your knowledge and experience. It’s a great time to be joining us as you will be able to actively contribute to our ambitious plans for the area and have a positive impact on schemes that will benefit the local community.

We have fantastic opportunities for qualified solicitors, barristers and chartered legal executives in our newly-created, in-house legal team.

Those with only prior private sector experience are particularly invited to consider moving their career into the in-house local government sector, with the added benefits of no private client billing, private client networking or new client targets. Full training will be provided on all public sector elements of the role with no prior experience necessary.

If you are a talented solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive looking for a new challenge, we have excellent opportunities to expand your skills and experience, based at our King’s Court Council offices in Kings Lynn.

Reporting to the principal lawyer, the Commercial Lawyer role supports the assistant director for legal services to deliver a high-quality legal service to the council, its committees and directorates, in particular you will have a mixed and varied caseload of commercial law-related matters. The caseload will particularly relate to contracts, procurement law, data protection and corporate law.

You must be a solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive entitled to practice in England and be a member of a relevant professional body, supported by demonstrable transferrable experience.

In addition to the salary above, we offer the following benefits:

• 23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increases after 5 years’ service, plus additional time off between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working hours scheme
• Participation in the performance related pay scheme
• Membership of the local government pension scheme, employer contribution is 14%
• For those wishing to relocate to our beautiful borough we also offer a relocation package of up to £8k
• Payment of professional membership fees

To find out more about your future in West Norfolk visit www.workinginwestnorfolk.co.uk

For an informal discussion about any of the roles contact Honor Howell, Assistant to the Chief Executive on 01553 616550 or Honor.howell@west-norfolk.gov.uk

Closing date: 11 August 2022.

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