Hybrid Senior Solicitor – Team Leader

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About the role

  • Senior Solicitor/Team Leader managing legal services and leading the planning, property & environment team at Torbay Council. Supporting investment agendas and effective service delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage our planning, property & environment team.
  • Be actively involved, supporting key agendas pertinent to the investment and prosperity of Torbay.
  • Casehold more complex matters alongside team leader responsibilities.
  • Ensure instructions / cases are distributed as appropriate to your team.
  • Join a supportive and rewarding organisation and team.

Requirements

  • Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to give clear and accurate legal advice.
  • Analytical and problem solving skills.
  • High level of knowledge of the law and procedure within a specialist discipline in the team work area.
  • A detailed knowledge of the law applicable to Local Government.
  • A general working knowledge of the of the duties and role of the monitoring officer.
  • 3 years of post-qualification experience.

Benefits

  • Admitted as a practising Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of CILEX (or equivalent) with at least 3 years post qualification experience.
  • Suitable training as a legal advisor.
  • Experience of providing supervision to junior colleagues.

Job title

Senior Solicitor – Team Leader

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

£61,676 - £64,815 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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