Legal Manager (Commercial and Property) - REQ05290

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NLC16 – £68,013 - £74,274

North Lanarkshire Council is achieving major improvements that are transforming the area and improving the lives of residents. These developments are part of a programme of economic regeneration and growth, with the shared ambition of making North Lanarkshire the place to live, learn, work, invest, and visit.

As we deliver The Plan for North Lanarkshire and drive transformational change, it is vital that we have highly skilled legal support to ensure that all corporate, commercial, and property matters are handled to the highest standards of performance, ethics, and Best Value. We have a vacancy for a Legal Manager (Commercial and Property) to assist the Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) in leading the council’s legal provision in these areas.

You will ensure that all corporate transactions, investments, and developments are legally robust, commercially sound, and risk-managed, while also supporting the Chief Officer in areas linked to the capital programme and strategic corporate projects.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, ambitious legal professional who thrives on achievement and complex, high-profile work. Your role will bring you into contact with a wide range of senior officers internally and with other local authorities, COSLA, and the Scottish Government.

Essential Requirements

• A Law Degree, Diploma in Legal Practice, and a current unrestricted Practising Certificate from the Law Society of Scotland.
• Post-qualification experience at a senior/strategic level within a legal team, including experience of managing staff.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: Contracts and Procurement, Commercial Projects and Partnerships, Property Law and Conveyancing, Construction and Development.
• Proven ability to provide clear, authoritative legal advice to senior officers and elected members on complex commercial, contractual, and property matters.
• Awareness of current legal, transformational, and political issues affecting local government in Scotland.

Desirable

• Experience in supporting large-scale capital or development projects.
• Familiarity with multi-agency or partnership arrangements in the public sector.

You will be joining a dynamic and flexible team currently operating a hybrid model of home-working and office-based work at the Civic Centre in Motherwell.

A satisfactory Level 2 check through Disclosure Scotland must be attained prior to commencing in this role.

This post is politically restricted in compliance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

Please note, as part of your duties and responsibilities, you will be required to participate in the Council Incident Officer standby rota, which will require you to be on standby out of office hours, for a period of one week, approximately four times a year. For this, you will receive payment in line with the Council’s Conditions of Service and full training will be provided. This will be discussed further at interview.

For further information or an informal discussion on the role, please contact Rachel Blair, Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic Services) on blairr@northlan.gov.uk

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***