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Interim Specialist Regeneration - Major Projects Lawyer
Reference no:
Merton Pay Rate:
up to £40.16 per hour PAYE DOE Working Hours:
35 Monday - Friday, normal working hours Duration:
This opening assignment is for 3-4 months City:
MORDEN, LONDON Experience and background in commercial property would be ideal although applications from planning and procurement specialists are also welcomed. Key accountabilities:
Deliver high-quality, customer-focused specialist legal advice on regeneration and major property projects, including compulsory purchase orders. Represent General Counsel at internal governance boards and advise on legal and governance aspects of schemes. Act as Deputy Monitoring Officer and deputise for General Counsel when absent. Review and sign off Committee reports and serve as lead legal adviser at committee or Full Council meetings. Procure and manage external legal advisers. Ensure cost-effective, high-quality, and solution-oriented legal advice and services. Negotiate agreements and manage a substantial caseload of complex and sensitive legal matters, including drafting legal documents. Prepare and handle proceedings for court, arbitration, mediation, or public inquiry, acting as advocate or instructing external representation when appropriate. Provide advice and support to junior legal and non-legal staff. Key requirements:
Qualified legal executive, solicitor or barrister or chartered legal executive with a background in local government and a minimum of 5 years PQE. Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation to the service area and the decision-making processes and procedures. Specific and demonstrable expertise in property, regeneration and planning law with the technical skill and knowledge to lead on it for the organisation. Experience and background in commercial property. Good regeneration experience. Experience of leading teams and the ability to manage, inspire and motivate staff. A solid track record of providing proactive, expert, timely and authoritative legal advice and support to senior leaders and key decision-makers at the highest levels. Good communication skills, both orally and in writing, and good numeracy and analytical skills. Ability to negotiate and draft complex legal agreements and deliver expert legal advice orally and in writing with a proven ability to provide practical, professional and straightforward solutions in delivering major strategic regeneration projects. Ability to work under pressure and respond efficiently to the changing needs of the clients. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us, unfortunately, we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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Reference no:
Merton Pay Rate:
up to £40.16 per hour PAYE DOE Working Hours:
35 Monday - Friday, normal working hours Duration:
This opening assignment is for 3-4 months City:
MORDEN, LONDON Experience and background in commercial property would be ideal although applications from planning and procurement specialists are also welcomed. Key accountabilities:
Deliver high-quality, customer-focused specialist legal advice on regeneration and major property projects, including compulsory purchase orders. Represent General Counsel at internal governance boards and advise on legal and governance aspects of schemes. Act as Deputy Monitoring Officer and deputise for General Counsel when absent. Review and sign off Committee reports and serve as lead legal adviser at committee or Full Council meetings. Procure and manage external legal advisers. Ensure cost-effective, high-quality, and solution-oriented legal advice and services. Negotiate agreements and manage a substantial caseload of complex and sensitive legal matters, including drafting legal documents. Prepare and handle proceedings for court, arbitration, mediation, or public inquiry, acting as advocate or instructing external representation when appropriate. Provide advice and support to junior legal and non-legal staff. Key requirements:
Qualified legal executive, solicitor or barrister or chartered legal executive with a background in local government and a minimum of 5 years PQE. Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation to the service area and the decision-making processes and procedures. Specific and demonstrable expertise in property, regeneration and planning law with the technical skill and knowledge to lead on it for the organisation. Experience and background in commercial property. Good regeneration experience. Experience of leading teams and the ability to manage, inspire and motivate staff. A solid track record of providing proactive, expert, timely and authoritative legal advice and support to senior leaders and key decision-makers at the highest levels. Good communication skills, both orally and in writing, and good numeracy and analytical skills. Ability to negotiate and draft complex legal agreements and deliver expert legal advice orally and in writing with a proven ability to provide practical, professional and straightforward solutions in delivering major strategic regeneration projects. Ability to work under pressure and respond efficiently to the changing needs of the clients. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us, unfortunately, we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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