Job Description

Legal Specialist/Solicitor - Inside IR35 - Public Sector - Edinburgh/Glasgow
Market Rates
Duration - 3 months
Harvey Nash's Public Sector Client are looking to bring in a contract Legal Specialist, you will use your advanced legal knowledge, including of various environmental regimes, strategic objectives to provide specialised legal advice and support to staff on specific areas of the law as it relates to and impacts on the business.
Other Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on complex matters to support in its input to Government on the development of new corporate legislation or policy relating to specific areas of law, or proposed changes to existing corporate legislation or policy.
• Provide specialised legal advice on implementation of new corporate legislation.
• Provide specialist legal advice in various area of civil and corporate law.

Skills & Experience Required

• Scottish Qualified Solicitor with current practicing certificate
• LLB Degree and Diploma in legal Practice or equivalent
• Specialist knowledge and skills in the interpretation and application of legislation.
• Negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills
• Creativity in developing innovative, problem solving solutions
• Written communication - ability to demonstrate excellent and concise communication in complex and sensitive written documents. The type of documents will depend on the specific work allocated to the post holder but could include reports to the procurator fiscal, statutory enforcement notices, environmental authorisations, regulatory position statements, regulatory guidance, policy instructions and draft legislation
• Oral communication - ability to explain legal requirements to non-legal staff.
• Advocacy skills

Skills Required