Solicitor
- Location:
- An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, IV2 5NA
- Salary:
- Starting salary £50,061 per annum. Potential salary progression to £61,539 per annum. Pay award pending. Excellent pension and benefits package.
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
- Work From Home:
- Hybrid
Are you a legal practitioner with experience in corporate or commercial law looking for a rewarding role within the public sector? Are you proactive and have a solution focused approach?
Join our Legal Services team and bring fresh thinking to HIE’s work on legal and compliance issues.
This is a full time, permanent role ideally based in Inverness.
THE ROLE
The role will focus on the key areas outlined below:
- Be the trusted expert advisor to HIE on issues related to legal compliance;
- Be part of project teams providing advice and supporting projects which deliver impact across the region;
- Play a lead role in identifying regulatory changes in the environment, and translate and interpret these for HIE (whilst working with other internal experts);
- Creative solutions and risk understanding and interpretations;
- Ensure best value from HIE’s external advisor environment;
- Capacity building, awareness, education;
- Process improvement and continuous improvement;
- Act as Authorised Signatory for HIE, committing HIE to numerous legally binding contracts.
THE PERSON
An experienced legal practitioner, you will have a track record of providing advice in a complex technical environment, as well as undertaking effective risk assessment and management. Proactive and taking a solution focused approach, you will be well-organised, with the ability to work across several activities/projects at one time.
You will be an excellent communicator, possess the ability to support, negotiate and influence, and able to adapt your approach when dealing with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders.