Snr Solicitor| 15 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Hybrid | Starting ASAP
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Day Rate: DOE
Description:
Use advanced legal knowledge, including of various environmental regimes, and the clients strategic objectives to provide specialised legal advice and support to the client staff on specific areas of the law as it relates to and impacts on the client.
Provide legal advice on complex matters to support the client in its input to Scottish Government on the development of new corporate legislation or policy relating to specific areas of law, or proposed changes to existing corporate legislation or policy.
Provide specialised legal advice on implementation of new corporate legislation.
Provide specialist legal advice in various area of civil and corporate law.
Essential Skills & Experience:
Scottish Qualified Solicitor with current practicing certificate
LLB Degree and Diploma in legal Practice or equivalent
Specialist knowledge and skills in the interpretation and application of legislation.
Negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills
Creativity in developing innovative, problem solving solutions
Written communication - ability to demonstrate excellent and concise communication in complex and sensitive written documents. The type of documents will depend on the specific work allocated to the post holder but could include reports to the procurator fiscal, statutory enforcement notices, environmental authorisations, regulatory position statements, regulatory guidance, policy instructions and draft legislation
Oral communication - ability to explain legal requirements to non-legal staff.
Advocacy skills
Desirable
General understanding and knowledge of objectives and procedures.
Managerial
This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.
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