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Are you eager to land a brand new role? Our client, a busy local authority in London. Are looking for a Solicitor to join their organisation.

Job Role: Solicitor
Temporary or Permanent: Temporary
Possible End Date: (October 2025)
Location: Kensington
Office Based/Hybrid: TBC
Rate of Pay (Umbrella and Inside IR35): £38.26

Job Purpose:
The role is responsible for managing their own caseload of matters and
providing Legal support to a team of lawyers and internal clients across the councils served by the Bi-borough Legal Service, liaising with a variety of stakeholders including, courts, suppliers and other legal practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, advise, and draft legal documents related to general property and residential property transactions, ensuring compliance with local authority law and practice
• Work with in-house legal colleagues to bring in additional expertise for residential property matters, ensuring the team’s success in delivering comprehensive legal services
• To provide the efficient and cost-effective delivery of legal services within a culture of customer focus, continuous improvement, service excellence and employee development.
• Handle a diverse range and provide guidance to senior legal management and the Principal Solicitor, ensuring the effective management of sensitive or high-value transactions.
• To negotiate the most advantageous legal terms with external parties and attending meetings with Government Departments, other Local Authorities, other departments of the Council, and where appropriate other persons outside the Council.

Job Requirements:

• At least 2 years experience within Solicitor role or equivalent.
• Desirable to have gained experience working within the legal area of residential property in the UK local government sector.
• Desirable of providing legal comments and implications indecision making reports (reports to Cabinet, Cabinet Members, Executive Directors, as the case may be).
• Desirable to have experience of dealing with some property litigation matters; this is not a role in the litigation team but awareness of litigation issues and when to bring in a litigation expert is desirable.

Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review. 

How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying, please press the button below, send your CV to tareeq.smith@temptingrecruitment.co.uk or contact Tareeq on 020 3854 4911 to discuss further.

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