Locum Commercial Contracts & Procurement Lawyer
- west midlands, england, United Kingdom
- Contract
- Full time
- Hybrid
Job Description
Locum Commercial Contracts & Procurement Lawyer - Full Time - Hybrid Working - Up to £65 per Hour Umbrella
Venn Group's specialist legal team is currently recruiting for a Locum Commercial Contracts & Procurement Lawyer to join a Local Authority in the Midlands . This is an excellent opportunity to support a busy, stable and collaborative legal team, undertaking a varied commercial contracts and procurement caseload with remote working.
The Role
Position: Locum Commercial Contracts Lawyer
Working Arrangement: Full Time, Hybrid working (with weekly office attendance desirable)
Contract Length: 6-month initial contract
Rate: Up to £65 per hour umbrella
Start: Short notice
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will advise on a broad range of complex funding, partnership, procurement and governance matters associated with employment, skills, education, training and economic inclusion programmes.
Funding and Grant Agreements
- Draft, negotiate and advise on grant funding agreements, funding allocations, subsidy arrangements and associated legal documentation.
- Advise on the Council's rights, obligations and liabilities arising from externally funded public sector programmes.
- Ensure funding agreements appropriately protect the Council's legal, financial and reputational interests.
- Provide advice on monitoring, assurance and audit requirements associated with grant funding.
Commercial Contracts and Procurement
- Provide legal advice on procurement matters relating to employment, education, training and skills programmes.
- Advise on compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and associated legislation.
- Draft and negotiate contracts for services, delivery agreements, framework agreements and partnership arrangements.
- Support procurement exercises from project inception through to contract award.
Partnerships and Programme Delivery
- Advise on partnership arrangements.
- Support collaborative delivery models involving multiple organisations and funding streams.
- Provide pragmatic advice to programme teams to facilitate delivery while managing legal risk.
- Attend programme boards, steering groups and stakeholder meetings as required.
Governance and Decision-Making
- Advise on governance, constitutional and decision-making requirements.
- Support the preparation of Cabinet reports, Key Decision reports and delegated decision reports.
- Ensure compliance with Council governance frameworks and statutory obligations.
- Advise on transparency, accountability and public law considerations.
- Provide advice on devolution and combined authority arrangements.
Risk and Regulatory Compliance
- Identify legal and financial risks and provide practical mitigation advice.
- Advise on subsidy control, grant compliance and public sector regulatory issues.
- Support compliance with safeguarding, equality, information governance and data protection obligations.
Professional Practice
- Carry out all work in line with professional standards and the Council's governance requirements.
- Keep up to date with legal developments and the pipeline of work.
- Support and mentor junior legal colleagues where appropriate.
- Promote continuous improvement and good practice within the legal team.