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Principal Lawyer
| Posting date: | 29 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33.96 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 November 2025 |
| Location: | Greenwich, South East London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | SOHL ASSOCIATES LIMITED |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | SOHLREC043 |
Summary
Job Purpose
To act as the strategic lead and expert legal adviser on Contract and Procurement matters.
To be the senior fee earner dealing with in Contacts and Procurement providing high level legal advice and support to Elected Members (including Committees), senior managers.
To be responsible for the provision of creative legal solutions ensuring that decisions are robust and lawful and meet the objectives of the council.
Provide high-level legal advice on complex contracts and procurement matters to Elected Members, senior officers, and external clients, supporting the Council’s strategic objectives.
Lead and manage a significant caseload of complex, high-profile contractual and procurement transactions, ensuring legal and commercial risks are effectively managed.
Oversee and allocate legal work, supervising junior staff and external advisers, and ensuring high-quality, efficient service delivery.
Represent Legal Services and the Council on internal boards, committees, and external bodies, providing expert legal input and strategic guidance.
Draft, negotiate, and review contracts for goods, works, and services, ensuring compliance with legislation, case law, and best practice.
Advise on policy, governance, and compliance, reviewing and updating Council procedures relating to contracts, procurement, and corporate risk.
Manage external legal providers as an intelligent client, ensuring advice quality, cost-effectiveness, and protection of the Council’s interests.
Promote professional development and service improvement, mentoring junior staff, supporting transformation projects, and upholding the Council’s values and statutory responsibilities.
Provide high-level legal advice on complex contracts and procurement matters to Elected Members, senior officers, and external clients, supporting the Council’s strategic objectives.
Lead and manage a significant caseload of complex, high-profile contractual and procurement transactions, ensuring legal and commercial risks are effectively managed.
Oversee and allocate legal work, supervising junior staff and external advisers, and ensuring high-quality, efficient service delivery.
Represent Legal Services and the Council on internal boards, committees, and external bodies, providing expert legal input and strategic guidance.
Draft, negotiate, and review contracts for goods, works, and services, ensuring compliance with legislation, case law, and best practice.
Advise on policy, governance, and compliance, reviewing and updating Council procedures relating to contracts, procurement, and corporate risk.
Manage external legal providers as an intelligent client, ensuring advice quality, cost-effectiveness, and protection of the Council’s interests.
Promote professional development and service improvement, mentoring junior staff, supporting transformation projects, and upholding the Council’s values and statutory responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-level legal advice on complex contracts and procurement matters to Elected Members, senior officers, and external clients, supporting the Council’s strategic objectives.
Lead and manage a significant caseload of complex, high-profile contractual and procurement transactions, ensuring legal and commercial risks are effectively managed.
Oversee and allocate legal work, supervising junior staff and external advisers, and ensuring high-quality, efficient service delivery.
Represent Legal Services and the Council on internal boards, committees, and external bodies, providing expert legal input and strategic guidance.
Draft, negotiate, and review contracts for goods, works, and services, ensuring compliance with legislation, case law, and best practice.
Advise on policy, governance, and compliance, reviewing and updating Council procedures relating to contracts, procurement, and corporate risk.
Manage external legal providers as an intelligent client, ensuring advice quality, cost-effectiveness, and protection of the Council’s interests.
Promote professional development and service improvement, mentoring junior staff, supporting transformation projects, and upholding the Council’s values and statutory responsibilities.