Lawyer - Commercial & Contracts
Essential Skills and
Experience
You
must be a qualified, practicing solicitor or barrister and must hold a valid
Practicing Certificate for England and Wales, or must be a Fellow of CILEx, and in addition
be a CILEx Advocate holding all three advocacy certificates.
You will be able to demonstrate experience of
advising on a range of complex cases (Primarily Commercial, Procurement and
Contract matters) and have knowledge
of the appropriate legislation and procedure requirements around collaboration
and procurement exercises.
You will provide resilience for all work conducted for the wider Joint
Legal Services in relation to all aspects and functions of its work and be able
to monitor and advise upon any legislative changes and other legal developments
affecting the Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioner.
Your interpersonal, written
and verbal communication skills will be of a high standard, with the ability to
work with a wide range of personnel across the two Forces.
You will have excellent analytical skills, first rate drafting skills, and be able to
demonstrate sound and balanced judgement with good attention to detail.
Having the ability to work
under pressure, you will excel at meeting tight deadlines and have strong file
management skills. Being tactically aware, you will be able to evidence
prior experience in providing legal advice to senior figures in an
organisation, and have a constructive
approach to problem solving.
In addition, you will be able
to work autonomously or as part of a team, and be capable of taking on new
areas of work with minimal supervision. You will also be able to deal with
sensitive and confidential information.
Conditions
The role is based on 22 hours per week, where the post
holder will be required to work out of both West Midlands and Staffordshire
offices, depending on the demands of the service.
The post holder will be required to travel to
locations throughout the Force areas and may, on occasion, be required to
work at weekends and on Bank/Public Holidays.
The
successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting.
Shortlisting will
take place week commencing 27 July -3rd August 2020
Interviews will take place commencing 10th 17th and 24th August 2020
(Note that these dates may be subject to change in light of current
circumstances)
Application levels will be reviewed throughout the
campaign and may be subject to early closure.
West Midlands Police are currently undertaking a
long term review of staff pay and conditions. The grade, pay and other
terms of employment are therefore subject to review and may change in the
future.
West Midlands Police is a
Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve
under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of
our commitment we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme - all candidates who
declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be
guaranteed an interview.
"Diversity and Inclusion Vision: Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities"