Senior Contracts and Procurement Lawyer – 3 months initially – On going contract – Remote Working
Venn Group’s specialist legal team are currently working with a successful, busy Local Authority, who are recruiting for a Senior Contracts and Procurement Lawyer to join their department.
This is a full-time assignment (36 hours), and will be offered for an ongoing contract, with the initial period 3 months and then extended every 3 months thereafter.
The rate is between £40 and £50 per hour umbrella, dependant on experience.
The role will be conducted largely remotely for the foreseeable future once IT equipment is collected in person.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop leadership experience supporting the Contract Lawyers with more complex areas of law.
Experience of construction contracts is essential.
The post holder is expected to demonstrate strong personal legal and strategic analysis, judgement and pro-activity.
The local authority is looking for a flexible, motivated and ambitious lawyer with extensive experience of:
- handling their own caseload of complex work alongside supporting junior members of the team
- building effective relationships with client departments
- attendance at and positive contributions to strategic board meetings
- advising senior officers and elected members of the Council
- public procurement law and multi-disciplinary projects
The work of the team is varied, including frameworks, DPS and term contracts of differing complexity, collaboration agreements, MOUs, IPR, construction contracts and other commercial legal issues.
Knowledge of GDPR and its impact on public contracts is essential.
Interested? For further information, please contact Imogen Boles Gray on 020 7557 7667, alternatively email ibgray@venngroup.com.
This role is to start as soon as possible therefore please do not hesitate in applying.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.