Job Description

Reference
HUL/25/0174

Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week)

35235 - 37938


Occupational group
Legal Services
Job term
Full Time
Appointment type
Permanent
Hours
37
Division
Legal Services & Partnerships - Directorate
Closing Date
06 May 2025
Proposed Shortlisting Date
12 May 2025
Proposed Interview Date
19 May 2025
Place of work
The Guildhall, Hull HU1 2AA
For an informal discussion please contact
Bill Prest
Contact telephone
01482 613 091

An opportunity has arisen for a candidate to join the Property & Commercial Team as a Legal Officer. The successful candidate will advise on a range of property matters inclusive of but not limited to land and property acquisitions and disposals including Right to Buy transactions, Development Agreements relating to both residential and commercial developments, commercial landlord and tenant issues.



The Property & Commercial Team, which is part of the wider corporate Legal Services function, provides legal advice and support to all of the Council's Directorates, as well as Hull Culture and Leisure Limited, the Humber Bridge Board and the new Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority, inclusive of procurement and contracts for their supplies, services and works, company and charity law advice as well as property transactions. The Team also provides a comprehensive service in relation to the Council's capital projects advising on matters ranging from the initial deal structure, funding terms and conditions, application of UK Subsidy Rules, procurement of relevant developer partners, through to advising on the acquisition or disposal of land and development of sites. The Team also advises on highways, transport and traffic regulation.



The Legal Services team has an excellent record for professional staff development in both legal and management disciplines for those at the start of their careers as well as experienced legal personnel seeking new challenges. We also strongly support Apprenticeships as a route to obtaining professional qualifications and promotion.



The Council provides a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of its officers. This includes flexible working policies to help balance home life with work commitments, generous annual leave and an excellent defined benefit pension scheme.



Hull is a port and popular university city in Yorkshire with a long history as a centre of free thinking and bold ideas, culminating in UK City of Culture 2017. Culture continues to flourish alongside an increasing cafe culture and leisure offer in the city centre. Hull is also leading the UK renewables sector with over 700m being invested regionally through Siemens, Able, ABP and the development of Greenport Hull.



For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Bill Prest, Team Leader Property and Commercial on 01482 613 091 or email bill.prest@hullcc.gov.uk



Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.



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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.



We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.



We adopt a 'name blind' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.



We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.



The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.


Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, ad hoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.