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Assistant Commercial Solicitor, Worthing
Client: Southern Water
Location: Worthing, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
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EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 356e1d780556
Job Views: 6
Posted: 29.05.2025
Expiry Date: 13.07.2025
Job Description:
Closing Date: 2025-06-27
Job Title: Assistant Commercial Solicitor
Location: Durrington, West Sussex (hybrid 2-3 days p/w)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37, Monday to Friday
Salary: £competitive
Join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimizing environmental impact, and reducing our carbon footprint!
Job Overview
To provide high-quality commercial legal services to Southern Water for capital, operational, and infrastructure projects, particularly those related to AMP8 and company turnaround projects, by:
* Supporting senior Commercial Solicitors on various projects, advising on complex and specialized projects, working with project teams and operational functions.
* Advising on legal aspects and structuring of contracting and outsourcing arrangements, commercial projects, transactions, and contracts.
* Drafting, negotiating, and settling commercial contracts.
* Advising on public procurement law affecting water utilities, including practical procurement issues, legal policies, and standard agreements.
* Reviewing and assessing legal issues in supplier contracts and terms of business.
* Undertaking transactional work, procurements, contract management, grants, and strategic advice to departments.
About You
* Good knowledge of commercial and contract law, legal research, contract drafting, and interpretation.
* Desirable: knowledge of public procurement law and practice.
* Good legal judgment and risk awareness.
* Legal training with some commercial legal experience.
* Previous in-house experience is a plus but not required.
* Good IT skills, including document production and assembly.
* Self-motivated, proactive, team player, able to engage with other functions.
* Qualified lawyer (Solicitor/Barrister/Chartered Legal Executive) with about 5 years relevant experience.
Package
This full-time role offers hybrid working between Durrington office and home, with a competitive salary and benefits including:
* Generous pension (up to 11% contribution)
* 25 days annual leave
* Life assurance (4x salary)
* Electric car scheme (after 6 months)
* Health Cash Plan
* Free eye tests
* Two volunteering days annually
* Occupational health support
* Retail discounts
* Digital GP service
* Study support potential
* Maternity leave and flexible return options
* Cycle to work scheme
Join our Legal team and explore career growth, training, and development opportunities, with a focus on our customers and environment.
If you're interested but unsure if you meet all requirements or need flexible hours, contact us to discuss possible arrangements. Our core purpose is delivering water for life, requiring 24/7 incident support, which may involve out-of-hours work and incident rotas.
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