OM PROPERTY PLANNING & PROCUREMENT

As the capital of Wales, Cardiff offers the experience of working in one of the fastest growing and most highly skilled cities in Britain but also offers easy access to the fabulous South Wales region's coastline and countryside with worldwide standing.

Cardiff Council has a Lexcel accredited in house Legal Service with excellent opportunities for a hardworking, motivated and adaptable legal practitioner. Currently based at County Hall in the heart of Cardiff Bay with good transport links and parking facilities. W e have specialist lawyers carrying out procurement, litigation, property, planning, governance, childcare and adult social services work, and aim to provide our clients with an excellent and comprehensive service.

Legal Services operates a hybrid working model which enables employees to work flexibly from home or from an office base, depending upon service requirements. We have a modern case management system, an online legal library, and a small business support team. We also have 3 trainee solicitor posts which we use to help grow our own workforce. Upon qualification some trainees have continued to work with our area and many of our lawyers have long service with us.

We are keen to recruit a high calibre, experienced Solicitor or Barrister (or equivalent) to be responsible for complex and high value legal work associated with property and procurement , undertaking the day-to-day supervision, management and monitoring of solicitors and staff, primarily within the Property Team (including Local Land Charges ), and dealing with a variety of property and planning legal work associated with the Council's economic development, housing development, strategic estates, planning, and local land charges functions. The postholder will also be expected to undertake governance legal work and quasi-judicial functions; advice to the Council, Cabinet, Committees, and Directorates on related legal matters. The role will also include overall responsibility for the Council's Procurement legal team currently led by Operational Manager (Procurement).

The postholder will also be a member of the Directorate Management Team, supporting the Monitoring Officer as one of her Deputy Monitoring Officers including working with other Deputy Monitoring Officers in the absence of the Monitoring Officer and may deputise for the Director and Monitoring Officer on occasions including on politically sensitive matters.

We seek high calibre candidates who must have experience of local government law and employment work, and the ability to motivate and manage staff and develop work systems and processes with the team and advise senior officers and politicians and who are able to deal with a varied and demanding workload.

We expect the individuals appointed to take personal responsibility for delivering excellence, to work with others to achieve the best possible outcomes, to embrace change and new opportunities, to make the most of the resources available and to think and act in the best interests of the Council.

The Council's Flexi Time policy does not apply however, the post is open to individuals who wish to have flexible working patterns, subject to meeting the needs of our clients and having mutual regard to the working arrangements of existing team members.

This vacancy is suitable for post share subject to there being another suitably qualified and experienced employee/candidate who wishes to post share.

This is a politically restricted post.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Debbie Marles, Director Governance and Legal Services via email with any queries, giving your phone number and availability.

Those applicants successful at application form stage will be invited for an interview/test and this interview will be face to face. If you have any concerns regarding this, please contact Debbie Marles for a discussion.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Permanent