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Vacancy for an Assistant Clerk to the Parish Council Location: Mostly working from home. Proximity to the Chew Valley would be an advantage. In person attendance at some meetings, including other visits to the parish of Stowey Sutton are required. Must be self-motivated and a good sense of humour helps. A laptop and printer will be provided. Starting Hours: 20 per month (to be reviewed after successful completion of the induction period) worked flexibly, independently with a mix of home working, hot desking in the parish, some face to face, evening meetings (usually one, sometimes two a month) and very occasional weekend work. The Assistant Clerk will provide cover for all the duties carried out by the Parish Clerk during periods of annual leave or illness. The Assistant Clerk must have the confidence to deputise in such a manner. Rate: SCP 18 to 22 depending on experience (£29,269 to £31,364 per annum pro rata based on a 37-hour working week.) Reporting to: Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer. Applications are invited for an enthusiastic and self-motivated person to fill the role of Assistant Clerk to Stowey Sutton Parish Council. This is a varied and exciting position suiting an applicant with a positive attitude and a desire to train and develop. The job is more than just deskwork as the successful applicant will be encouraged to be innovative and to enjoy working within the community. The successful candidate will be expected to assist the clerk with duties to include: · To arrange, publicise, and attend Parish Council Meetings including preparation of agendas and preparing minutes. · To attend to administrative tasks including maintaining paper and electronic files, Facebook, the Parish Council website, annual review of all parish policies, preparing reports to Parish Council, dealing with correspondence and enquiries, and overseeing the maintenance of assets. · To assist the Responsible Finance officer in maintaining and reporting the Parish Council’s finances and assist in preparation of accounts for annual audit. · To advise and support Councillors including research required to progress projects. · To work with the community of Stowey Sutton and to help organise events as deemed appropriate. · To liaise with Bath & North East Somerset Council and other organisations such as the Avon Local Councils Association as required. This outlines the duties required for the post of Assistant to the Clerk in order to indicate the level of responsibility. It is not a comprehensive or exhaustive list; duties may be varied from time to time which does not change the general character of the job or level of responsibility. Local Government experience is desirable but not essential. Ongoing support and training in all aspects of the job will be offered. A high degree of computer literacy and excellent communication skills are essential. The successful candidate will be expected to obtain the Introduction to Local Council Administration (iLCA) qualification within 6 months of appointment and achieve the Certificate in Local Council Administration (CILCA) qualification within the 24 months of appointment. As part of our succession planning, upon successful completion of iLCA the position will be reviewed with a view to promotion to Deputy Clerk and additional hours. To apply, please apply online, send a cv and covering letter to reach the Parish Council by the closing date: 5:00pm Tuesday 7th May 2024.
We are an international trading company dealing in luxury goods and having a real estate agency and property investment business in the UK. We are looking at having an in house legal counsel and establish a law firm in dealing with all legal aspects of commercial and property matters. The company is able to offer hardworking and ambitious candidate a platform and roadmap for career progression, which includes a route to partnership. The company has a strong desire to build the law practice with other talented and carefully selected professionals over time to support growth. Key Skills & Requirements: · UK Qualified Solicitor with significant demonstrable experience in at least one of (1) commercial (2) property; or (3) immigration - and at least some experience in all three areas. · Legal experience · Strong communication . Self initiative . Performance driven Salary: Depending on credentials, experience, performance and ability. Additional benefits can include a percentage, bonus, private health and dental insurance, subsidised gym membership. Company believes in fair and good remuneration package based on revenues generated. Job description About the role: Working closely with the Directors and the senior leadership team, you will provide legal support, direction and implement on all actions required in matters for the group and for client’s introduced, referred and those new clients requiring services can offer. You will advise the business on a wide range of matters and you will, amongst other things: · Draft, review, amend and negotiate commercial property leases, supplier agreements, customer terms and conditions and internal and external policies; · Advise the HR and management teams on employee relations matters such as grievances, disciplinaries and performance management with a pragmatic and commercial approach; · Ensure compliance with all data laws and regulations including GDPR and Data Protection Act and liaising with the ICO where relevant; · Manage all group litigation; · Keep the Directors and the relevant business functions updated on any relevant legal and regulatory changes that they need to be mindful of; · Advise and manage on all aspects of M&A and financing; and · Manage external legal counsel as and when required. Responsibilities Work can be split into contentious legal work, which involves resolving disputes, and non-contentious legal work, which covers legal aspects of a client's business or personal issues. Whichever type of work you undertake, you'll need to: meet and interview clients to establish the firm's suitability to provide the necessary advice and services, based on the firm's specialism and likely cost take a client's instructions advise a client on the law and legal issues relating to their case draft documents, letters and contracts tailored to the client's individual needs negotiate with clients and other professionals to secure agreed objectives research and analyse documents and case law to ensure the accuracy of advice and procedure supervise the implementation of agreements coordinate the work of all parties involved correspond with clients and opposing solicitors attend meetings and negotiations with opposing parties act on behalf of clients in disputes and represent them in court, or at tribunals, if necessary instruct barristers or specialist advocates to appear in court for the client in complex disputes prepare papers for court work in a team, sometimes referring cases to the head of department supervise and delegate work to trainee solicitors, paralegals and legal secretaries as appropriate arrange and attend further client meetings where necessary to progress with the case and finalise documentation check all documentation prior to signing and implementing calculate claims for damages, compensation, maintenance, etc carry out administrative duties, e.g. completing time sheets so that charges for work can be calculated and billing clients for work done on their behalf take referrals from other firms of solicitors when a conflict of interest arises or if they have no specialist practitioner available keep up to date with changes and developments in the law by reading journals and law reports. Work Location: In person as and remote possibility. Working hours You'll normally work 40 hours a week. However, working longer working hours is not unusual and some roles will involve some evening and weekend work. It would not be uncommon or more likely to work unsocial, longer than usual hours and as required. Working hours can be unpredictable as you need to be flexible to meet clients' needs. Part-time work and career breaks are sometimes possible, but you'll need to keep up to date with changes to the law. Hybrid work - spending some time working from home and some in the office - could also be possible.