Principal Lawyer

To be responsible to Assistant Head of Legal Services for:

i) To act as the strategic lead and expert legal adviser on Contract and Procurement matters.

ii) To be the senior fee earner dealing with in Contacts and Procurement providing high level legal advice and support to Elected Members (including Committees), senior managers.

iii) To be responsible for the provision of creative legal solutions ensuring that decisions are robust and lawful and meet the objectives of the council.

iv) Manages up to 5 directly managed staff.

Manages up to .5 .indirectly managed consultancy/contracting staff.

1. To be the senior fee earner in Contracts and Procurement providing high level legal advice to Elected Members (including Committees), senior managers, staff and external clients which makes a significant contribution to the delivery of the Council's strategic priorities in terms of contracts and Procurement.

2. To carry an extensive case load of complex and sensitive matters and to manage highly complex or organisationally high profile cases that affect the whole council including taking the lead on complex contractual and procurement transactions including goods, works, and services across the Council.