Salary: Band 13,
£59,017 to £66,085
per annum Contract:
Permanent Hours:
Full time
(37 hours per week) Closing date:
Sunday 2 March 2025 , 23:59 Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an inner city feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services. The Service:
Portsmouth Legal Services is a friendly hardworking and dedicated team of approximately 40 lawyers and assistant staff who provide commercial and litigation support to the Council departments. We are committed to ensuring an excellent service in all aspects of our work. Your New Role:
You will provide quality advice and support to all departments of the Council on a wide range of matters relating to property, planning and contracts. You will work closely with the Council's asset management team, housing team along with the planning teams and with clients requiring contract advice leading on complex legal matters, from significant capital projects to day-to-day property matters - within the framework of the local government legal landscape. You will be responsible for the day-to-day management and supervision of a team of legal advisers. What you'll need to succeed:
You are an experienced principal lawyer in any of the key functions making up the team (property, planning and or contracts) who can hit the ground running in this demanding role. You have a proven track record of professional achievement and can identify and solve complex legal problems with a real pragmatic, consistent, flexible and commercial approach. You are an effective and inclusive manager and supervisor and can lead a team to ensure a smooth delivery of the service. You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it. Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Peter Baulf, City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer, peter.baulf@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 834 041 A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Application process:
How to complete your application:
https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/ We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society. Click on the 'Apply' button to register or log into your applicant account, complete our profile builder, and enter your personal statement. In your personal statement, please detail why you feel you are suitable for the role using the 'Who is the Person' section of the job profile. If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful. We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders. We look forward to speaking with you soon. Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act. DBS Disclosure at Standard level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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£59,017 to £66,085
per annum Contract:
Permanent Hours:
Full time
(37 hours per week) Closing date:
Sunday 2 March 2025 , 23:59 Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an inner city feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services. The Service:
Portsmouth Legal Services is a friendly hardworking and dedicated team of approximately 40 lawyers and assistant staff who provide commercial and litigation support to the Council departments. We are committed to ensuring an excellent service in all aspects of our work. Your New Role:
You will provide quality advice and support to all departments of the Council on a wide range of matters relating to property, planning and contracts. You will work closely with the Council's asset management team, housing team along with the planning teams and with clients requiring contract advice leading on complex legal matters, from significant capital projects to day-to-day property matters - within the framework of the local government legal landscape. You will be responsible for the day-to-day management and supervision of a team of legal advisers. What you'll need to succeed:
You are an experienced principal lawyer in any of the key functions making up the team (property, planning and or contracts) who can hit the ground running in this demanding role. You have a proven track record of professional achievement and can identify and solve complex legal problems with a real pragmatic, consistent, flexible and commercial approach. You are an effective and inclusive manager and supervisor and can lead a team to ensure a smooth delivery of the service. You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it. Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Peter Baulf, City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer, peter.baulf@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 834 041 A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Application process:
How to complete your application:
https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/ We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society. Click on the 'Apply' button to register or log into your applicant account, complete our profile builder, and enter your personal statement. In your personal statement, please detail why you feel you are suitable for the role using the 'Who is the Person' section of the job profile. If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful. We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders. We look forward to speaking with you soon. Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act. DBS Disclosure at Standard level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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