Job description
Commercial Lawyer
* Annual Salary: £47,181.00 to £51,356
* Location: Sheffield
* Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Our client is seeking a dedicated Commercial Lawyer to contribute to the delivery of legal and statutory services supporting the Council's corporate planning, performance, and strategy. This role is crucial in supporting continuous improvement in legal and statutory functions and driving excellence within the City Council.
Day-to-day of the role:
* Provide legal advice, representation, and support on all aspects of commercial, contract, procurement, and subsidy control law.
* Identify, interpret, and advise on risk issues in projects and procurements.
* Lead or contribute to discussions and communications in commercial negotiations on behalf of the Council.
* Advise on commercial implications of TUPE and pensions in service transfers.
* Support the local authority in fulfilling statutory and strategic functions.
* Draft legal documents including contracts, agreements, and instructions to counsel.
* Provide legal support in defending judicial review proceedings and other legal processes.
* Assist in preparing reports for committees, boards, and external agencies.
* Represent and advise committees, boards, meetings, members, officers, and external bodies.
* Mentor colleagues and team members to achieve best practice.
* Prepare and deliver training as required.
* Contribute to developing efficient and effective client/customer relationships.
* Continuously improve the quality of legal services.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
* Recognised legal qualification (Solicitor, Barrister, or FCILEX).
* Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience.
* Extensive technical knowledge in commercial, contract, procurement, and subsidy control law.
* Excellent communication skills across all mediums.
* Ability to assess, manage, and mitigate legal risk.
* Ability to implement strategy and deliver change.
* Proficient in legal case management systems and IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Benefits:
* Competitive salary and grade benefits.
* Opportunities for professional and managerial development.
* Supportive work environment committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion.
* Politically restricted post with a significant impact on community development.
To apply for this Commercial Lawyer position and for more information, please follow this link: Commercial Lawyer Sheffield -
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more here New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council
Job details
Job reference
REQ003699
Date posted
22/08/2025
Application closing date
05/09/2025
Location
Sheffield
Salary
Grade 9 £47,181.00 to £51,356
Package
4 x Permanent positions
Contractual hours
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Basis
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Job category/type
Legal