Job Description
We are currently partnering with a Local Authority based in Greater Manchester, who are recruiting for a Contracts Solicitor to join their team on a 3 month contract (with potential for extension following this).
This is a fully-remote, full-time position with an hourly rate of circa. £65.00/hour, via an umbrella company. This position will be the sole and senior Contracts Solicitor for the Council.
Duties will include (but are not limited to):
1. Preparing various types of agreements including construction, ICT, Adult Social Care, housing works of various kinds, NDAs, collaboration, management, grant, SLAs
2. Liaising with the Council’s external procurement team and working within/advising clients on processes and constitutional requirements (eg delegations and authority)
3. Acting as legal lead on projects with a contracts/commercial slant or property overlap (which require close working with property colleagues)
4. Giving advice on and overseeing project actions and direction, taking forward contracts/commercial elements
5. Providing general advice on agreements and contractual relationships, novation, non-performance/overperformance