Job Description

Lawyer - Non-Contentious (Contract)

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Closing date:

18/06/2025

Reference:

REQ106048


37 hours / Permanent
41,511 - 43,693 *
Aberaeron
*All salary values are pro-rata.
About the role
Please note that the advertised salary for this position is subject to a pending pay award. The final salary will be adjusted in line with the nationally agreed pay award.



We are looking to recruit a Lawyer - Non- Contentious to join our Legal & Governance Services service.



About the role



To assist the Council's Legal Services in providing a comprehensive and effective Legal Service to Chief Officers, Members and client service areas of the Council in relation to its functions and to undertake work focused on litigation and contentious matters as detailed below.



About the candidate



A qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with a current practicing certificate or equivalent.



Practical experience in non-contentious matters, including (but not limited to):


Contracts and Agreements Grant Funded Projects & Developments Judicial Review Procurement Matters Regional working Planning

Due to the requirements of the role the successful candidate must have a level of Welsh fluency on appointment. Please see the person specification for the further details.



Our offer to you



We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role's key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.



In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing packages.



We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:


Hybrid Working: Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location. Flexi-time: Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.

More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found on our careers website.



Additional Information



and Person Specification



Get in touch



For further information and an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Patricia Armstrong on 01545 572091 or email patricia.armstrong@ceredigion.gov.uk



Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.


What we offer
Work-life balance
Lifestyle savings scheme
Generous employer pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Learning and development
Where you'll work

Legal and Governance

We ensure that the Council operates in a responsible and transparent manner by providing corporate and operational legal advice, auditing, objective assurance and support across all service areas resulting in the legal welfare and obligations of the Council being upheld, and assurance provided on governance, risk and internal controls. Our key functions include:


Legal Services Internal Audit: Consulting Service; Independent Assurance Statutory Role: Monitoring Officer Coroner Services Corporate Governance: Audit Committee; External Regulators; Constitution; Governance; Conduct.

Aberaeron

Aberaeron is a picture perfect harbour town and is one of Ceredigion's best loved holiday destinations with fashionable places to stay and eat.