Police Scotland's purpose is to improve the safety and wellbeing of people, places and communities. We believe our people are our most important asset and investing in them is fundamental to the success of introducing new and emerging solutions and support to our front-line.
The Legal Services Department is now looking to expand to support the implementation of the Police Scotland Estates Masterplan and are now looking for a Senior Solicitor (Contracts/Commercial).
Key responsibilities of the Senior Solicitor (Contracts/Commercial) include:
To assist the Chief Legal Officer in the effective delivery of professional legal advice and guidance to the Chief Constable, Senior Management and other members of Police Scotland and in the execution of legal work with a focus on police contracts, commercial contracts and procurement law.
The post holder will be engaged in contract and commercial work in connection with the work of Police Scotland including the provision of advice on a variety of contracts connected to policing, advice on supply contracts, the drafting and revising of contracts and ancillary documentation, advice in respect of compliance with the Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland governance framework and advice on a variety of procurement issues including on the Public Contracts (Scotland)...