Senior Solicitor (Commercial)

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Senior Solicitor (Commercial)
Waverley Court

Salary: £45,385 - £54,326
Hours: 36 hours per week

The position provides excellent benefits including access to the relevant local government pension scheme.

The City of Edinburgh Council’s in-house legal team has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Solicitor to join its Commercial Law team to bolster our service provision.

It is anticipated that the successful candidate will have a minimum of four years of post-qualified experience in commercial law and be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of a wide range of complex commercial law matters.

The role will be varied and challenging, often involving sensitive and high-profile matters, and you will be expected to provide complex advice to senior management, ideally bringing to bear a wide range of experience of major projects, complex commercial contracts (e.g. development agreements), public procurement, subsidy control, public law, data protection, freedom of information, governance, RIPSA, corporate law, construction law and housing law.  

Applicants will be expected to draw upon professional and commercial acumen to provide tailored legal and business solutions.

The team provides critical advice to this large organisation across a wide range of matters. The Council has exciting and ambitious projects to ensure that Edinburgh is a forward-looking and sustainable capital city. You will have a key role to play in achieving the Council’s objectives.

You will report to the Principal Solicitor (Commercial).

The applicant should have a positive attitude, together with a willingness to learn and share knowledge.  The workload will be varied, challenging and interesting. You will be supported in a collegiate environment and encouraged to develop a full range of legal and other skills to advance your career with us.

Good communication skills and the desire and ability to work effectively both individually and as part of the team are essential.

Applicants will require a full Practising Certificate in Scotland.

Please note that Standard Disclosure applies to the post.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.  For roles in grade 5 or above, annual increments in our contribution zones are dependent on achieving agreed performance goals.

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