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Commercial Lawyer \n Salary up to £65,235, Predominantly remote \n Salary: £53,806 + £5,691 supplement rising to £59,497 + £5,738 supplement \n Welcome Payment: £4000 \n Pension: LGPS pension Employer Contribution 19.6% \n Location: Stevenage – predominantly remote working \n About Herts Legal \n With more than 100 colleagues in the team Herts Legal is one of the largest and most successful legal teams in local government and offers a complete legal service to clients across the County Council, District Councils and other public sector bodies. \n Our lawyers are crucial to the County Council's continued success. We have high standards for our services and we are pleased to be recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the Law Society's Lexcel quality standard assessor. \n Herts Legal provides a fantastic opportunity for ambitious, passionate and organised Lawyers who want to join a supportive and flourishing public sector legal team. \n We offer flexible hybrid working and have recently moved to newly refurbished modern offices in Stevenage. \n The Role \n\n • The role will be a client facing role providing high quality legal services to Council officers and Members, committees, and other council bodies.\n, • This role is mainly focussed on the provision of public procurement and commercial contracts advice.\n, • You will also contribute to the maintenance of Legal Services’ Lexcel accreditation\n\n Criteria for the Role \n\n • A solicitor, barrister or legal executive\n, • Knowledge and experience of public sector procurement law\n, • Knowledge and experience of commercial contracts\n, • Demonstrable understanding of the issues facing local authorities, legal service departments and lawyers\n, • Ability to work collaboratively, manage and prioritise workloads to achieve Client outcomes to timescale and within budget\n, • Excellent client care skills and the ability to develop relationships with Client Officers and colleagues at all levels\n, • Excellent inter-personal, written and oral communication and negotiation skills\n, • Self-sufficient in the production of all documents and correspondence without the need to rely on secretarial staff\n, • Attention to detail and a pragmatic, flexible and commercial approach to problem solving.\n, • Experience of working in a local authority legal environment is welcome.\n\n Role Responsibilities \n\n • Manage your own case load of routine and more complex matters\n, • Provide quality practical advice and support to clients on public procurement and commercial contracts, including contract negotiation and drafting and contract disputes.\n, • Participate in training courses and seminars to Members, officers and others.\n, • Ensure that the decisions made by client departments are lawful, accord with County Council policy and achieve their aims and objectives efficiently\n, • Maintain an awareness of all relevant legislation, policy and regulations, investigate and advise on implications of changing legislation, case law and codes of practice and policy and provide training where necessary\n, • Make recommendations to the Principal Lawyer and Assistant Chief Legal Officer on improvements in practice and procedure in the Team to ensure that the Team retains pre-eminence in its practice area.\n\n Working Arrangement \n Predominantly remote working with occasional office attendance where required for business needs. \n For more information \n Contact Nik Stoate at Venn Group

Dispute Resolution Paralegal – Hertford.

Our lawyers are crucial to the County Council's continued success. Herts Legal provides a fantastic opportunity for ambitious, passionate and organised Lawyers who want to join a supportive and flourishing public sector legal team.

Our client is looking to recruit a Property Litigation Paralegal to join their established Defendant Property Litigation team based in Ware.Working alongside experienced fee earners within a team of around 20 people, including four Paralegals, you will play a key role in supporting a varied caseload

Overview In this role you will transition from criminal defence or prosecution to a prosecutions-focused position, supported by full training. You will manage a varied caseload and develop expertise in prosecuting complex criminal matters, contributing to meaningful public service. You work within a structured, collaborative environment that emphasizes career development. This is a rare chance to shape your prosecutions career within a respected organization, with clear progression pathways. Pay / Benefitssalary 61,750 - 71,4001,050 Recruitment & Retention Bonus ResponsibilitiesManage a varied caseload across criminal mattersDevelop expertise in the prosecution of complex casesUndertake advocacy, case preparation, and analytical workContribute to justice and public service goals within a supportive team Key requirementsQualified Solicitor or Barrister to practice in England & WalesAt least 2 years’ PQE in criminal law (defence or prosecution)strong advocacyanalytical thinkingcommitment to justice and public servicecase preparationlegal researchprosecution of complex criminal matters

Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work/life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as interested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in? And where the only ceiling is your ambition? Then Attwaters Solicitors could be the firm for you. Come and find out what makes us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to work in 2024 and 2025 (Top 10 for medium organisations in the UK) With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Solicitors is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the ‘go to’ private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect. In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we’re looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field. But we also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That’s why we are dedicated to providing our staff with a nurturing environment, a structured career path that offers clear opportunities for progression, and all the support they need to thrive. We are looking for an experienced solicitor with a minimum of 2 years experience. Your duties will involve running your own case load, business development and contributing to the growth of the team. Main responsibilities will include: • To manage all client work allocated by the Head of department or other partner and in accordance with detailed procedures and quality standards contained in the firm’s Office Manual., • To ensure that all client work is progressed expeditiously, and that the client is kept regularly informed on progress and on costs., • At all times to exercise high standards of client care in a professional and pleasant manner., • To ensure the confidentiality and security of all of the firm’s and client documentation and information., • To achieve agreed KPIs as set by your HoD., • In close liaison with the Accounts, to have overall responsibility for credit control on own matters., • To comply with the Solicitors Accounts Rules and the SRA’s Code of Conduct., • To maintain clear and precise communications with other personnel of the firm., • To ensure good working relationships with external institutions and organisations., • To supervise, support and develop immediate support staff., • To take responsibility for and attend to self-development., • In liaison with Head of department and other partners, to be active in promoting the services of the firm and its image and ethos. In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed the candidate is required to perform such other duties from time to time. Such other duties must be reasonable in relation to the candidates skills, abilities and status. • You’re dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge ., • You’re somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud., • You’re interested in promoting the firm’s good name both internally and externally., • You’re a team player who will always go the extra mile., • You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them., • You show good judgement and maturity., • You’re risk-aware – you know what you don’t know., • You’re a hard worker with a ‘can-do’ attitude., • A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress., • A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme., • Flexible and hybrid working., • Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes., • Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days., • Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice)., • Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing., • Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee’s expense., • Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform., • Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events., • Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz!, • And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits. Click ‘Apply’ to complete and submit your application – we can’t wait to hear from you! All correspondence for Harlow or London to be sent to the Hertford office address listed above. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Seeking a Family Lawyer for a medium-sized law firm in Essex, offering hybrid work.

Full-Time Legal Assistant to Head of Department required in this firm’s busy Private Client Department. An established firm, having five Partners and over thirty support staff including solicitors.