Job Description

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• Reference: orbis/TP/472/36687
• Positions: 1
• Salary: \xc2\xa343,923 - \xc2\xa345,659 per annum
• Category: Legal
• Contract type: Permanent
• Working hours: 36 hours per week
• Posted on: 2 October 2023
• Closing date: 22 October 2023
• Directorate: SCC: Resources
• Location: Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, RH2 8EF

About the role

The salary for this role is from \xc2\xa343,923 to \xc2\xa345,659 per annum for working 36 hours per week.

Are you looking to take the next step in your career in Contracts, Procurement and Projects Law?

As a Lawyer with Surrey you will join a supportive, successful and Lexcel accredited in-house legal team that delivers effective legal advice, representation and assistance to the Council.

The team is supportive and knowledgeable and there is a commitment to development and training of our in-house talent.

"Working as part of the Contracts team for Surrey Council provides a great way to develop and enhance commercial legal skills. It\'s also a great place to work to do impactful work that you have the opportunity to see come to life in the community". Rae - Contracts Lawyer

This is an ideal role for those interested in developing and enhancing their existing skills whilst undertaking quality and varied work.

About the role

In this role, you will work as part of a team of Lawyers to provide advice across a broad range of contract and procurement (and related) issues and support the Council in the provision of its services.

You provide quality proactive legal advice on issues including public contract regulations matters, low value contracts, waivers and general contract queries. You will have conduct of a full, varied and demanding caseload.

Our administrative base is in Reigate, but we also have an office in Weybridge where our Support Team is based. The Council adopts a hybrid working policy, so we can provide some flexibility in terms of where you work from.

About you

We are looking for an experienced Contracts and Procurement Lawyer (NQE - 2yrs PQE), with experience of the law and practice in this area, to join our friendly and committed team.

If you consider yourself to be an effective and dynamic individual, with some experience of managing and supervising people and the ability to motivate others whilst working in a team, then you will likely be well suited to this role.

To be considered for interview, your application will clearly demonstrate that you have good experience in the relevant areas of law and the following skills and abilities:

• Negotiating and drafting documentation low value contracts
• Providing solutions-focused and enabling advice on a range of (mainly commercial and procurement) matters and an ability to learn quickly about subjects in which you may not have had prior experience
• Effective team working
• Leading and contributing at client and project meetings
• Managing competing priorities to achieve client
• Exemplary client care and organisational skills

For more information, please find attached the generic role profile for Lawyers of this level. Please note that advocacy will not form part of this role. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the

Should you wish to join a large, friendly, dedicated and experienced team of Lawyers please click the apply button below to submit your application.

Additional information

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 22nd October 2023 with interviews to follow.

This post has been designated as a politically restricted post in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

Contact details

For an informal discussion please contact Simoine Morgan-Barnes by e-mail at .

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years\' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.

Surrey County Council