Warwickshire Legal Services is growing, and we have the following opportunities available:
1. Team Manager & Senior Lawyer - Commercial & Contracts
2. Team Manager & Senior Lawyer - Employment
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There’s more to law than corporates.
At Warwickshire Legal Services, we run a very different kind of in-house legal team. We have the freedom to practice as a business within Warwickshire County Council, generating our own income from internal teams and a diverse pool of external public sector clients.
We are an award-winning legal team with over 140 legal professionals. Our team is currently made up from lawyers from the public sector, private sector and home-grown talent and we would welcome applicants from a range of legal backgrounds.
We were early pioneers of agile working which provides our lawyers with the opportunity to work within the office environment and remotely. Our positions are full time at 37 hours per week, but we are also open to part-time working.
Our approach gives you a unique environment to further your career working with a talented, friendly, and supportive group of innovative legal professionals. Our clients are diverse, and the work is stimulating and varied with the opportunity to work on challenging projects that make a meaningful difference.
Warwickshire has an ambitious agenda which focuses on developing a thriving economy; ensuring people can live safely, healthily, and happily; and creating a county with a sustainable future. Together these priorities support the Council’s ambition to make Warwickshire the best it can be.
At Warwickshire Legal Services we know we must continuously improve and adapt to make our direction a reality, and it is our teams of dedicated people who will make this happen.
On top of this, you can take advantage of the benefits that come with a non-corporate practice. You will see cases through to completion, enjoy a high level of responsibility and get more hands-on experience together with good work-life balance and flexibility. Benefits also include
3. LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme)
4. Generous Holiday allowance
5. Employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes
6. Health & Wellbeing support
7. Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
Find out more about our benefits!
In short, we are an ambitious, nationally recognised team that wants to deliver consistently outstanding legal work. If you are someone who is prepared to get stuck in, who wants to do the best job possible, who approaches everything with passion and purpose, then we would welcome your application.
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification
8. Team Manager & Senior Lawyer - Commercial & Contracts
9. Team Manager & Senior Lawyer - Employment
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.
Additional Information
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
Closing date: 24th July 2025
Interview date: 11th and 12th August 2025