Legal Manager

Legal Manager

Up to £61,425 per year
Option for five-days-in-four condensed week

This is a senior legal leadership role for an experienced Local Authority lawyer who enjoys managing people, advising at a high level and helping services make sound decisions.

You will lead a small in-house legal team delivering advice across a broad range of council activity. The role suits someone who is already supervising or managing lawyers, whether in a contentious or non-contentious setting, and who is open to taking on oversight of Land Charges and Information Governance as part of a wider management brief. You will have overall responsibility for a team of seven, including Senior Legal Officers, Paralegals and specialist officers covering Land Charges and Information Governance. The emphasis here is on legal leadership, judgement and the ability to run a service. Support and development will be available around Information Governance where needed. You will:

• Lead and develop a compact legal team, setting direction, priorities and standards

• Provide clear, practical legal advice to senior officers and services across the council

• Support the Monitoring Officer on governance, risk and decision-making

• Oversee the delivery of Land Charges and Information Governance functions, with specialist officers in post

• Manage workloads, budgets and the commissioning of external legal support where appropriate

About you

• A qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of CILEX

• An experienced Local Authority lawyer with a strong public sector background

• Confident leading and supervising lawyers and legal support staff

• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and elected members

• Open to developing your oversight of Information Governance and Land Charges as part of a broader role

Why this role?

• A genuine opportunity to lead and shape a small, influential legal service

• A senior, visible role with access to decision-makers

• A balanced mix of strategic leadership and hands-on legal work

• Flexible hybrid working, including the option for condensed hours

• Local Government pension and generous annual leave

Key details

• Salary: £59,012 to £61,425 per year

• Contract: Permanent, full time (37 hours)

• Location: Hybrid working, with at least one day per week in the office

• Working pattern: Open to a five-days-in-four condensed week

Apply now or contact Nik Stoate at Venn Group for a confidential discussion.