Senior Lawyer (General)
- Employer
- Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils
- Location
- Pershore
- Salary
- £39,513 - £43,693 per annum (Pro rata for part time)
- Closing date
- 23 Feb 2025
- Reference
- WMHDC/TP/146/221
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Legal
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Senior Lawyer (General)
Up to £43,693 per annum (pro rata for part time), depending on Qualifications and Experience
Up to 37 hours per week, with part time hours considered
We have a vacancy within the shared legal services team and we are looking for an individual who can demonstrate that they are keen and highly motivated, with excellent initiative, sound judgment and a flexible approach. You must have good energy, and enthusiasm with a real desire to join our small but busy in-house team and deal with a wide but interesting range of work.
The post will focus on assisting the Director of Legal and Governance and the Head of Legal Services in undertaking all legal work for both Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council but with particular emphasis on the following areas:- Information Management and in particular Data Protection, Member Conduct and Complaints, Licensing and Local Government Law and Practice. You will also carry a case load of simple/standard s106 agreements.
The appointment will be made within the salary range depending upon qualifications and experience. Please see job description and person specification for further details.
This post will be based in Pershore, with travel to Malvern as required.
About you
The successful candidate will have:
- Degree Level education
- Fully mobile with access to transport
- Flexible and adaptable approach with commitment to improving and developing the in-house legal service
- Experience of drafting legal agreements, reports or notices
- Experience of working in the public sector is desirable but not essential. You will however need experience and knowledge in at least one of the following areas:
- Data Protection/General Data Protection Regulations
- Working with councillors and member conduct issues and/or complaints
- Contracts experience
- Planning experience
- Local Government Law and Procedure
- Local Authority licensing
In addition, the successful candidate will have the following skills:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to express complex issues clearly and accurately, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to think beyond the pure legal 'text' and find practical solutions to problems
- Ability to work to deadlines and within statutory constraints
What we can offer
Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:
- Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
- Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
- Committed training programme and development opportunities
- Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
- Discounted Gym and swim membership
- Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme
To discuss the post or for further information, please call Heather Peachey, Head of Legal Services on 01684 862348.
Closing date: Sunday 23 February 2025
Interview dates: Monday 10 March 2025
Please note if we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised.
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Employee Benefits
Job Description
Company
Working for us
Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils are rewarding places to work, with high levels of resident satisfaction and motivated staff who enjoy working for us. Located in south Worcestershire, both districts boast beautiful natural environments, a rich heritage and plenty to do and see. The districts are ranked the top two best rural places to live in the West Midlands and are amongst the top 30 in the country.
We pride ourselves on being progressive organisations spending time, energy and investment on what we know matters to our residents and communities – things like supporting our town centres and rural communities, creating jobs, keeping the streets clean, reducing our carbon footprint, helping people feel safe and preventing homelessness.
We are an employer that values face to face Communication, Collaboration and Connection, therefore all our roles have an office based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.
Working with you
Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit and develop the very best talent we can find. That's why, as well as providing a satisfying job, we offer a range of attractive benefits, generous holiday entitlements, a pension scheme, plenty of opportunities for personal development, and discounted gym membership.
We value skills and an ability to do a great job over identifying personal information and that’s why we anonymise all our recruitment until we reach interview stage. What you can offer us and how you will uphold our values and behaviours is really important to us and that’s what we look for during our recruitment process.
Our staff are our driving force, and it’s important our workforce reflects the communities we serve. More than 50% of our Senior Management Team is female, as is the majority of our Heads of Service.
We are a member of the Disability Confident Scheme and support the movement of change, to think differently about disability and apply this to how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people.
We value all our staff and are committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination, promoting equality of opportunity, and fostering good relations between people from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Want to know more?
The two councils have a shared Chief Executive and a joint senior management team. Whilst they retain their own political structures and distinct identities, the joint management structure allows us to maximise the opportunity to deliver a wide range of good value services to our customers and communities, and operate and develop shared services, collaborative working and partnership arrangements with each other, with other councils and with key stakeholders
Whichever council you work for, you can be sure it will be an enjoyable place to work, you will feel valued and appreciated and have an opportunity to develop your career in line with your potential and expectations. Please click for more information on or Malvern Hills District Council or Wychavon District Council
- Website
- http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 01386 565515
- Location
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Wychavon District Council
Civic Centre
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1PT
United Kingdom
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