Senior Legal Officer C - Contracts and Commercial

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Kirklees
Corporate Strategy, Commissioning & Public Health
Legal, Governance & Commissioning
Legal Services
37
1
High Street Buildings, Huddersfield
Permanent
Grade 14-15
£42,683 - £47,334 (Career Progression to Grade 15)

The Council has ambitious plans for the economic regeneration and development of Kirklees.

We are looking for an experienced commercial lawyer to lead our Contracts and Commercial team at this exciting time.

You will provide specialist advice and assistance on all aspects of commercial work including contracts, public procurement, and projects.

You must be a qualified Solicitor or Barrister holding a current practising certificate, or FILEx.

You should be a confident, skilled and enthusiastic lawyer with a “can do” commercial approach.

Joining Kirklees means you have access to a range of employee benefits, including generous leave entitlement, flexible working (including working from home) and excellent pension. You will be part of a supportive team environment, which has a strong commitment to training and further development of our employees. We are based in the town centre, well placed for transport links to the North's leading cities, including Leeds, Manchester, and Sheffield.

As part of the application process please complete the attached questionnaire. You will need to download this, complete and save ready to attached at a later stage. You may also submit a CV

John Chapman is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
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07 June 2020, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.