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Senior Projects Lawyer

Sellick Partnership Limited
Barnsley, Cotswold District, England
Full time
£50,000 - £60,000
13 days ago

Senior Projects Lawyer

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Hybrid working arrangement

£48,474 - £51,515 per annum (pay award pending)

For further information on this brilliant opportunity at Barnsley Council, please visit our dedicated microsite: https://barnsley-council.sellickpartnership.co.uk/. Alternatively, please contact Sara Robinson at Sellick Partnership who is managing this recruitment campaign on behalf of the Council.

About the Senior Projects Lawyer opportunity:

Sellick Partnership is proud to be working with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council on an exclusive basis for the recruitment into their legal team. We are looking for a Projects Lawyer to join the team at a really exciting time, with various major projects coming up in the region for the successful candidate to get involved in.

Key responsibilities of the Senior Projects Lawyer role:

Depending on the level of experience, the lawyers in the property team deal with the following type of work:

  • Directly line managing 2 Projects Lawyers, 1 Highways and Planning Lawyer and 1 Legal Asisstant.
  • Deputising for the Principal Lawyer and assisting with training and development of junior members.
  • Providing support and oversight on major projects of strategic importance e.g Glassworks, Alhambra, the Tour of Britain
  • Attending project board meetings
  • Construction contracts, such as JCT and NEC
  • Drafting and reviewing Development agreements, framework agreements and bespoke standard terms and conditions
  • Advising on consultancy agreements/professional service agreements, grant agreements, collateral warranties, PCGS, bonds and collaboration agreements
  • Providing procurement advice

Experience required for the Projects Lawyer post:

  • Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive.
  • Candidates aren't expected to have experience in all of the above, exposure to one or more are would be beneficial.

Benefits of the Senior Projects Lawyer role:

  • Legal assistant support.
  • Fantastic training and development opportunities.
  • Competitive salary.
  • Excellent local government pension scheme, including the option to contribute to an Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme.
  • Flexible and hybrid working.
  • Generous annual leave allowance, increasing with length of service and an additional 5 discretionary days used for Christmas shutdown.
  • Flexi time and use of up to 5 banked flexi days per year.
  • Car lease scheme, salary sacrifice for a brand new car!
  • Salary sacrifice scheme for extra annual leave, cycle to work, home electronics and childcare vouchers.
  • Discounts on car parking, rail travel, eating out, leisure attractions and gym memberships.
  • Family friendly policies including; excellent maternity, paternity and adoption entitlements.
  • Discounts on parking.

Experience required for the Senior Projects Lawyer role:

We would be extremely interested in hearing from candidates with a private practice or public sector background. We encourage candidates from a range of background and experience to apply as Barnsley has excellent training and development opportunities for candidates.

How to apply for the Senior Projects Lawyer role:

To apply, please submit your CV or contact Sara Robinson in the Sellick Partnership Manchester office for a confidential chat.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.

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