Solicitor (Conveyancing & Contracts)

Job Summary

Temporary for 1 year.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Council’s busy Conveyancing and Contracts team for a Solicitor post on a part time basis for a temporary period of one year. The role will have an emphasis on Community Asset Transfers, providing legal advice to the Communities Team on new Community Asset Transfer applications and ongoing Community Asset Transfers currently going through the process from application to completion including the necessary conveyancing required as a result. The role will typically involve checking the Council has good title to the asset concerned and that there are no title or other restrictions that would restrict a lease or sale of the asset. The role would also involve checking an applicant is properly constituted in terms of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 and therefore eligible to apply for a CAT transfer. Until the CAT approval is obtained and the necessary conveyancing is completed, the role will also involve liaising with the CAT team and other services within the Council on an ongoing basis to ensure the application follows the correct process. The role will also involve attending regular multi-service CAT monitoring meetings. The successful applicant will be keen and enthusiastic to join the Conveyancing and Contracts team where the work is varied and interesting. The successful applicant will also be expected to provide comprehensive legal support to the Community Asset Transfer process.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

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Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

Additional Information

References

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Level 2 Disclosure

Preferred candidates will be required to undergo a Level 2 Disclosure check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note: Successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the Level 2 Disclosure Check of £25 which will be deducted from your salary following the commencement of employment. For further information on the Disclosure Scheme please visit Disclosure Scotland - mygov.scot. For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

Agile – 100% of time spent working agile (flexibly) and interacting with others. Able to work at home, office or multiple locations. May be required to attend office on set days/rota basis as the role requires.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: Agile

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk). If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.