Lead Solicitor - Litigation and Licensing

Job Description

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Stirling Council is an ambitious council seeking to take advantage of the area’s unrivalled location and rapid growth to provide opportunities and services for all its citizens and to encourage sustainable business and community development.

Every day the Council provides a wide range of services essential to enhancing the life of people living in or visiting the area. The Council wants to ensure that the old and young are cared for; to provide support for those in need; to educate our young people; to care for our environment and enhance cultural and sporting opportunities for all. It wants to drive inclusive economic growth, culture and tourism for the area.

The Council is committed to ensuring that the delivery of quality services is at the heart of its communities. The Council is looking for you to join the Legal Manager, the Chief Officer - Governance and the wider Governance Service to provide excellent legal services to support Stirling’s ambitions to deliver the best outcomes for its communities.

Working closely with the Legal Manager your key responsibilities will be managing the Litigation Team, and the provision of practical legal advice across all the Council's service areas. You will develop and deliver responsive, customer focussed professional services and deputise for the Legal Manager as and when required.

You will be a highly effective communicator and team player, a strategic thinker, and an experienced senior solicitor who will have a demonstrable track record of consistent achievement. You will be able to work on your own initiative as well as with teams across the Council.

Analytical skills, astute political awareness are needed, together with a commitment to customer-focused public services. Working with colleagues across the organisation and external partners, you will build and develop relationships to deliver solutions and improvements for the benefit of all of our citizens.

If would like an informal chat on the role, then please email Charlie Haggerty at haggertyc@stirling.gov.uk.

The Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service)
• Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements. Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
• Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
• Carers Leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
• Access to Health & Wellbeing support
• Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lift share Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme

Requirements

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Basic Disclosure Scotland form. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be invited to complete the form and have your details verified.  It is Stirling Council's policy to ask that you pay for this.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.