Are you seeking a challenging and rewarding career in project delivery? Do you possess the skills, experience, and passion to make a significant impact on the communities of Tendring? If so, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for talented and motivated professionals to join our new Project Delivery Unit. This team will be responsible for delivering strategic and transformational projects across the district, including regeneration, housing, economic development, and cultural initiatives. These projects aim to enhance the quality of life and well-being of our residents and visitors.
Job purpose
To provide high quality pro-active legal advice, assistance and support to clients and their service areas including cases/projects of medium/high complexity and/or substantial corporate importance, mainly in the following areas of law and practice:
Key role accountabilities
Act as a point of contact for clients for the primary areas of responsibility.
Undertake detailed legal research using instructions received and assist service departments for them to provide relevant material and information to provide legal advice and support.
Effective day to day delivery of general legal advice and associated drafting within the areas of responsibility, including:
Undertake original drafting of complex legal documentation for the areas of responsibility including (but not limited to):
Liaising and communicating to a high standard with relevant external stakeholders. This includes positive management of external relationships.
Representing Legal Services on any estate development project management groups (or similar) and taking a proactive role to support delivery of the Council's priorities involving property.
Seeking Counsel's opinion or representation on complex matters or alternatively when internal resources dictate.
Keep up to date with all legislation, case law and best practice to assure the quality of legal advice and support to clients
Ensure the highest standards of client care for the primary areas of responsibility by monitoring service quality, meeting deadlines, consulting with clients and delivering continuous improvement to service provision.
Identify matters which have corporate governance, propriety or probity implications and report them to Head of Legal Services and/or the Assistant Director (Governance) (and the Monitoring Officer where appropriate)
Work to all Legal Services internal service procedures and practices (including case management and time recording systems) and enhancing the same where necessary.
Ensure that risk and conflict of interest is constantly monitored in respect of all casework in accordance with procedures.
Monitor the progress of work against relevant standards and timescales and ensure that performance standards and targets are met.
Work cost effectively utilising information technology and legal resources and support as appropriate.
Skills, knowledge and experience
Benefits
The new team will be based in the Town Hall in Clacton-on-Sea, with flexible hours and hybrid working as standard. There is free parking two minutes from the office, and discounted leisure membership for spa, swimming, gym and other sports.
As a local authority employer, membership of local government pension scheme giving you excellent benefits when you retire.
What to do next
If this sounds like the role for you we would love to hear from you. Please click the apply now button to complete an application.
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