Principal Lawyer

We are looking for a Principal Lawyer to join our successful Commercial, Property and Environment legal team comprising around 20 lawyers and legal assistants. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced lawyer to develop their management and leadership skills and give legal leadership and visibility to high profile projects.

You will be an experienced commercial or property lawyer and will manage the Commercial and Property teams. You will be working closely with client departments providing the legal lead on many of the Council's major projects together with legal advice and support on a range of complex commercial, property and local government matters. You will also be a member of the Legal Division's Senior Leadership Team.

Take a look at the job and person profiles attached to see the full range of potential areas this role will be covering. It is an exciting opportunity for an experienced lawyer to develop their management and leadership skills.

The team adopts an agile working policy with flexible working arrangements which includes access to a range of bases as well as remote or home working. The team are very approachable and have developed very strong and resilient arrangements for communication and support.

You will be a qualified Barrister, Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive who shares the Council's ambition to work together with our partners and communities to be an enterprising council, delivering value for money and enabling local people and places to thrive.

Provisional Interview Date: Week commencing 31 March 2025

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

This role currently offers hybrid working options which will be to subject service needs, there'll be an opportunity to discuss working arrangements for this position at interview.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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