Senior Lawyer - Property

Senior Lawyers (Property)

The legal team at Cheshire East Council supports all functions and services within Cheshire East Council. As part of our transformation, the Council has recently embarked on a programme of organisational change aimed at modernising services and ensuring long-term financial resilience. At this crucial time, a number of exciting legal opportunities have arisen within Cheshire East Council's Legal Services.

We are ambitious and our values shape the way we work to deliver public services. We need people that are driven and ready to make a difference. At this pivotal moment in the transformation of the Council, we are seeking a Senior Lawyer within the Property legal team on a full time and permanent basis.

As the Council embarks on a number of exciting commercial property projects and programmes, there is a genuine opportunity for career growth in local government and regional collaboration. The role involves providing substantial and complex legal advice to clients across the breath of the Council on a variety of commercial property transactions, including disposals, acquisitions, leases, development agreements including academy school conversions, highway schemes, compulsory purchase agreements, overages amongst many other areas of work relevant to the Property team.

Supporting the Principal Lawyer, you will have your own caseload and will be required to supervisor junior staff, advise on cabinet and committee reports, attend meetings where required and support with the wider Council Transformation programme.

You will be:

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• Qualified legal professional - admitted Solicitor entitled to a current practising certificate in England and Wales, Barrister, Chartered Legal Executive or equivalent legal qualification within the relevant field.
• Able to demonstrate proven in-depth knowledge of property law commensurate with the role.
• Capable of conducting a range of legal work under minimum supervision and utilise the case management system.
• Able to represent the Council, with a willingness to undertake advocacy or such areas of law covered by the team, which will be supported by training to enhance your skills.
• Able to demonstrate a good knowledge of the law and have good oral and written communication skills as well as demonstrable skills in negotiation, drafting, and persuading.
• Able to demonstrate a proven track record and work to deadlines.
• Ability to work confidently and effectively as part of a team.
• A desire to develop your legal skills and to progress in your legal career.

• Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave - Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme.
  There's no credit checks, no deposits
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• White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average…