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An exciting opportunity to join a dedicated legal team as a fully qualified Senior Solicitor. This role will provide expert legal advice across the organisation on employment, commercial, property and contract matters.
Benefits:
- Company pension scheme
- 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non-Binary Individuals
- Staff discount of 10%
- Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
As the Solicitor, you will be responsible for:
- Providing advice on broad legal issues, including public law, commercial law, intellectual property, and charity-specific regulations to support organisational strategy.
- Provide strategic advice to senior management and stakeholders
- Identifying, assessing, and managing legal and regulatory risks for the charity and managing the Legal Risk Registers
- Ensuring the organisation complies with its statutory and regulatory framework.
- Overseeing property transactions, leases, and drafting commercial contracts.
- Advising on employment contracts, workplace policies, and handling any related disputes.
- Protecting the charity's intellectual property, such as trademarks and copyrights.
- Using initiative to analyse legal challenges, identify solutions, and make informed decisions in complex and ambiguous situations.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, legal team members, and external partners to develop strategies, set priorities, and achieve legal objectives aligned with the charity's mission and goals.
The successful Solicitor will have the following related skills / experience:
- Qualified solicitor with experience in charity law, probate law, property law, conveyancing, employment law and tribunals, contract law, and data protection legislation.
- Data Protection Certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT or their equivalents from other certification bodies.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex legal issues.
