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Legal Officer
| Posting date: | 19 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,115 to £35,235 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 April 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Manchester City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5249 |
Summary
Our Regeneration Legal Group spearheads the complex negotiation, drafting and delivery of the planning, property and regeneration work that makes this revolution happen. We’re now expanding the team to deliver on the Council’s ambitious strategy: Investing in Success: An Economic Strategy for Manchester.
Can you bring us the legal knowledge, experience, agility and innovation we need to get this done?
We are expanding our Regeneration Legal Group to support Manchester’s strategy – blending property, planning, and regeneration work to create the vibrant future we all envision.
We have a number of legal officer roles, offering opportunities to get involved in some of the most interesting legal work in the city at the beginning of your legal career. In this role you will:
- undertake your own varied case load and have the opportunity to work alongside senior officers on more complex regeneration transactions.
- work with and build strong working relationships across teams and clients.
- Provide effective advice and representation on matters related to a wide range of commercial and regeneration legal work such as contracts, procurement, and grant funding
- Draft, agree and complete commercial agreements, and documents.
- Have the opportunity to work alongside senior officers on more complex regeneration transactions
We would love to hear from you if you hold one of the following qualifications, or equivalent: CILEX Professional Diploma in Law (Level 3); law degree; LPC, PGDL
and are able to demonstrate how you meet the requirements you'll find on the role profile.
Join Us and Make Your Mark
Be part of Manchester’s ambitious regeneration journey. Let’s build something remarkable together.
Can you bring us the legal knowledge, experience, agility and innovation we need to get this done?
We are expanding our Regeneration Legal Group to support Manchester’s strategy – blending property, planning, and regeneration work to create the vibrant future we all envision.
We have a number of legal officer roles, offering opportunities to get involved in some of the most interesting legal work in the city at the beginning of your legal career. In this role you will:
- undertake your own varied case load and have the opportunity to work alongside senior officers on more complex regeneration transactions.
- work with and build strong working relationships across teams and clients.
- Provide effective advice and representation on matters related to a wide range of commercial and regeneration legal work such as contracts, procurement, and grant funding
- Draft, agree and complete commercial agreements, and documents.
- Have the opportunity to work alongside senior officers on more complex regeneration transactions
We would love to hear from you if you hold one of the following qualifications, or equivalent: CILEX Professional Diploma in Law (Level 3); law degree; LPC, PGDL
and are able to demonstrate how you meet the requirements you'll find on the role profile.
Join Us and Make Your Mark
Be part of Manchester’s ambitious regeneration journey. Let’s build something remarkable together.
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