As the capital of Wales, Cardiff offers the experience of working in one of the fastest growing and most highly skilled cities in Britain but also offers easy access to the fabulous South Wales region’s coastline and countryside with worldwide standing.
Cardiff Council has a Lexcel accredited in house Legal Service with excellent opportunities for a hardworking, motivated and adaptable legal practitioner. Currently based at County Hall in the heart of Cardiff Bay with good transport links and parking facilities. W e have specialist lawyers carrying out procurement, litigation, property, planning, governance, childcare and adult social services work, and aim to provide our clients with an excellent and comprehensive service.
Legal Services operates a hybrid working model which enables employees to work flexibly from home or from an office base, depending upon service requirements. We have a modern case management system, an online legal library, and a small business support team. We also have 3 trainee solicitor posts which we use to help grow our own workforce. Upon qualification some trainees have continued to work with our area and many of our lawyers have long service with us.
About the job
We are keen to recruit a high calibre, experienced Solicitor or Barrister (or equivalent) to be responsible for complex and high value legal work associated with procurement and contract matters, across a range of service areas within Council, and be responsiblefor the day-to-day supervision, management and monitoring of solicitors and staff within the legal Procurement team. The postholder will also be expected to undertake governance legal work and quasi-judicial functions; advice to the Council, Cabinet, Committees, and Directorates on related legal matters, including advising on politically sensitive matters.
The postholder will report to and from time to time deputise for the Operational Manager Property, Planning, and Procurement, and will also be a member of the Directorate Management Team, supporting the Director of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer.
What We Are Looking For From You
We seek high calibre candidates who must have experience of local government law and employment work, and the ability to motivate and manage staff and develop work systems and processes with the team and advise senior officers and politicians and who are able to deal with a varied and demanding workload.
We expect the individuals appointed to take personal responsibility for delivering excellence, to work with others to achieve the best possible outcomes, to embrace change and new opportunities, to make the most of the resources available and to think and act in the best interests of the Council.
Additional information
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Richard Crane, OM for Property, Planning and Procurement via email richard.crane@cardiff.gov.uk with any queries, giving your phone number and availability.
The Council’s Flexi Time policy does not apply however, the post is open to individuals who wish to have flexible working patterns, subject to meeting the needs of our clients and having mutual regard to the working arrangements of existing team members.
This vacancy is suitable for post share.
This is a politically restricted post.
Those applicants successful at application form stage will be invited for an interview/test and this interview will be face to face.
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We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
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