Job description
Are you an effective communicator and problem-solver, enthusiastic, proactive and enjoy working in a team? If so, we have a fantastic permanent opportunity as a Commercial Property Lawyer and in addition we can offer some fantastic benefits.
Salary from £47,718 per annum to £49,764 per annum
Full-time – 37 hours a week
Hybrid/Flexible working
Pension scheme – 19% total contribution (you pay approximately 6.5%) including Death in service cover of 3 x your salary
Annual leave – 26 days plus bank holidays increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service plus bank holidays AND you can buy additional leave should you need to!
Employee Assistance scheme, store discounts, flexi hours scheme, cycle to work scheme and much more!
This exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Legal Services at Sheffield City Council at what will be exciting times for Sheffield as it continues its existing regeneration and embarks on new programmes. The team you will be working in is managed by a Senior Lawyer based in the Town Hall. Our team provides transactional services and legal advice in relation to a wide range of complex property areas, including right to buy and commercially related residential acquisitions, commercial landlord and tenant, academies, property and charitable trusts.
The successful candidate will:
Manage a varied case load including high-profile and complex matters
Work closely with senior officers and at times councillors, external lawyers and developers as well as an established commercial property and regeneration team of officers
Work collaboratively with a team of friendly and hardworking lawyers and professional officers
Work with the Senior Lawyer, the Legal Leadership Team and other stakeholders to provide high quality legal services
For the role, you will need: Recognised Legal Qualification (Solicitor/Barrister or FCILEX) Good experience of complex commercial property and regeneration work Excellent communication and comprehensive commercial property drafting skills The ability to work with both internal and external professionals on major regeneration projects and other complex matters
Sheffield is a brilliant city. It is resourceful, inventive, welcoming – a place rooted in its history and ambitious for the future. It’s a place full of potential and we are working hard to create a council that works with residents, communities and businesses to unleash that potential. For an informal discussion, please contact David Sellars on 0114 273 059. 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. Job details
Job reference: REQ002950 Date posted: 17/12/2024 Application closing date: 17/01/2025 Location: Sheffield Salary Grade: 9 £45,718 to £49,764 Package: Permanent Contractual hours: 37 Job category/type: Legal
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For the role, you will need: Recognised Legal Qualification (Solicitor/Barrister or FCILEX) Good experience of complex commercial property and regeneration work Excellent communication and comprehensive commercial property drafting skills The ability to work with both internal and external professionals on major regeneration projects and other complex matters
Sheffield is a brilliant city. It is resourceful, inventive, welcoming – a place rooted in its history and ambitious for the future. It’s a place full of potential and we are working hard to create a council that works with residents, communities and businesses to unleash that potential. For an informal discussion, please contact David Sellars on 0114 273 059. 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. Job details
Job reference: REQ002950 Date posted: 17/12/2024 Application closing date: 17/01/2025 Location: Sheffield Salary Grade: 9 £45,718 to £49,764 Package: Permanent Contractual hours: 37 Job category/type: Legal
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