Senior Lawyer Contracts and Procurement
Senior Lawyer – Contracts and Procurement
£51,093 - £54,129 per annum
Legal & Governance
About Us
OneSource legal services is one of the most successful shared services in the country with over 70 fee earners providing comprehensive legal services to two Councils, schools and council owned companies. We are Lexcel accredited and have made significant improvements since becoming an integrated team. Over 90% of our clients rate our case work as good or excellent. We are constantly looking for better ways to deliver legal services and we hope you will want to be part of this exciting challenge.
About the Job
We are looking for an experienced Senior Contracts and Procurement Lawyer to join our Contracts and Procurement Legal Team. We can offer a range of engaging work covering commercial matters from contracts, procurement, concessions, grants, companies, pensions, inter-authority arrangements, out/insourcing; to name but a few, in a dynamic business environment. Our Councils are delivering some of the largest estate regeneration, affordable housing and construction programmes in London and this is the best time to be part of some really exciting projects.
The team is based in stunning modern offices in the Royal Docks overlooking London City Airport, directly next to public transport to central, north, east and south east of London and neighbouring home counties. From time to time our officers are required to travel to client offices within London Boroughs of Newham and Havering. We operate hybrid working model largely working from home but with one day a week in the office and have suitable technology, hardware and support made available to all staff.
About You
You will be a qualified lawyer with a good understanding of the workings of local government including its financial, legal and political context. You will provide legal expertise in Contract and Procurement Law; contributing to the delivery of high quality, solution focused legal work, to clients in both Newham and Havering including a range of council owned companies.
You will have experience in people management, including motivation performance and capability. You will have the ability to contribute towards setting the strategic direction of Legal Services and support the Senior Management Team in developing and implementing strategies and business plans for the Legal Service.
On a day to day basis you will use your legal knowledge of local government powers and duties in company, contract and procurement related areas to provide quality and timely legal advice to clients both within Havering and Newham. In addition you will possess commercial awareness and understanding of client needs alongside excellent client care skills.
Closing date: - 4th August 2024 at 11:59pm
For further information please click on the Job Specification and also visit www.newham.gov.uk/jobs
Please submit your C.V. with a Supporting Statement outlining how you would be suitable for the role with due regard to the person specification attached to the job description.
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Additional Information
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