Venn Group are looking to recruit an experienced Lawyer to join a successful in-house property legal team on a 3 month contract (with possible extension) within a Local Authority
Duties:
- Deal with a caseload of mainly commercial property matters including some complex matters
- Provide assistance to one of the Senior Lawyers with title due diligence and registration matters in respect of some major projects for the Council
- Provide timely, clear and effective legal advice, representation and assistance to the Council in order to enable the Council to discharge their functions lawfully and effectively
- Undertake advocacy where required
- Provide expert legal advice to the County Council, its members, officers and committees
- Support the Monitoring Officer in respect of their duty to advise the Council of any illegality or procedural default to enable the matter to be investigated
- Contribute to the training of staff within the Council to ensure that they are kept up to date with the law and emerging issues
- Recent legal experience, either in-house or in private practice is essential
If you are interested in this position please send an updated version of your CV to SouthEastLegal@venngroup.com and we will call you back to discuss this opportunity.