Working for North Northamptonshire Council

Senior Contracts & Procurement Lawyer
Salary: £51,802 - £55,044 per annum
Working: Hybrid
Closing Date: Friday 17 January 2025

Sellick Partnership is proud to be working with an exceptional legal services team in the heart of Northamptonshire. We are looking for a Senior Contracts & Procurement Lawyer to join the growing Legal team at North Northamptonshire Council to provide advice and representation to the Council in all areas of Contracts and Procurement law.

As a Senior Contracts & Procurement Lawyer, you will be supported by the senior leadership team in a growing team of professionals. The team's focus is on enabling service delivery, adopting a partnering model with their clients, supporting them to deliver an ambitious agenda for North Northampton.

Key responsibilities of the Senior Contracts & Procurement Lawyer role:

The role will involve delivering comprehensive professional legal advice to the unitary council and client department. You will manage a portfolio of your own cases which will consist of, but not limited to:

• Preparing contract documentation.
• Providing relevant legal advice on competitive processes and/or mitigating procurement risk.
• Advising on governance and compliance requirements, including in relation to the Council's Contract Procedure Rules and Public Procurement legislation.
• Negotiating and drafting agreements of all types (including agreements for services, funding agreements, grant agreements, variation, novation, and concessions)
• Alternative delivery models: trading companies, partnerships and joint venture arrangements, including the establishment of social enterprises, shared services arrangements between public bodies.
• Contractual disputes.

Senior Childcare Lawyer
Salary: £51,802 - £55,044 per annum
Working: Hybrid
Closing Date: Friday 17 January 2025

Sellick Partnership is proud to be working with an exceptional legal services team in the heart of Northamptonshire. We are looking for a Senior Childcare Lawyer to join the growing Legal team at North Northamptonshire Council to provide advice and representation to the Council in all areas of childcare law.

As a Senior Childcare Lawyer, you will be supported by the senior leadership team in a growing team of professionals. The team's focus is on enabling service delivery, adopting a partnering model with their clients, supporting them to deliver an ambitious agenda for North Northampton.

Key responsibilities of the Senior Childcare Lawyer role:

The role will involve delivering comprehensive professional legal advice to the unitary council and client department. You will manage a portfolio of your own cases which will consist of, but not limited to:

• Provide general and specialist childcare advice on behalf of the Council to clients, colleagues and elected members and senior officers.
• Manage a caseload in relation to the full range child protection cases, including attendance at court and undertaking advocacy where required.
• Advising on policy, strategy and procedures relating to childcare issues.
• You will have a brilliant opportunity to develop your specialism with the support of like-minded people and an experienced team around you.

Childcare Lawyer
Salary: £46,731 - £49,764 per annum
Working: Hybrid
Closing Date: Friday 17 January 2025

Sellick Partnership is proud to be working with an exceptional legal services team in the heart of Northamptonshire. We are looking for a Childcare Lawyer to join the growing Legal team at North Northamptonshire Council to provide advice and representation to the Council in all areas of childcare law.

As a Childcare Lawyer, you will be supported at a senior level and by colleagues in a growing and developing team of professionals. The team's focus is on enabling service delivery, adopting a partnering model with their clients, supporting them to deliver an ambitious agenda for North Northampton.

Key responsibilities of the Childcare Lawyer role:

The role will involve delivering comprehensive professional legal advice to the unitary council and client department. You will manage a portfolio of your own cases which will consist of, but not limited to:

• Provide general and specialist childcare advice on behalf of the Council to clients, colleagues and elected members and senior officers.
• Manage a caseload in relation to the full range child protection cases, including attendance at court and undertaking advocacy where required.
• Advising on policy, strategy and procedures relating to childcare issues.
• You will have a brilliant opportunity to develop your specialism with the support of like-minded people and an experienced team around you.

Education (SEN) Lawyer
Salary: £46,731 - £49,764 per annum
Working: Hybrid
Closing Date: Friday 17 January 2025

Sellick Partnership is proud to be working with an exceptional legal services team in the heart of Northamptonshire. We are looking for an Education (SEN) Lawyer to join the growing Legal team at North Northamptonshire Council to provide advice and representation to the Council in areas of Education and Special Educational Needs.

As an Education (SEN) Lawyer, you will be supported at a senior level and by colleagues in a growing and developing team of professionals. The team's focus is on enabling service delivery, adopting a partnering model with their clients, supporting them to deliver an ambitious agenda for North Northampton.

Key responsibilities of the Education (SEN) Lawyer role:

The role will involve delivering comprehensive professional legal advice to the unitary council and client department. You will manage a portfolio of your own cases which will consist of, but not limited to:

• Effectively provide legal advice commensurate to experience to Members, Officers and other stakeholders generally.
• Providing general and specialist Education/SEN legal advice.
• Advocacy in courts and tribunals, pre-action and Judicial Review matters.
• School admissions appeals and exclusion appeals.
• Advising on law, policy, strategy and procedure relating to Education/SEN issues.

Governance & Litigation Lawyer
Salary: £46,731 - £49,764 per annum
Working: Hybrid
Closing Date: Friday 17 January 2025

Sellick Partnership is proud to be working with an exceptional legal services team in the heart of Northamptonshire. We are looking for a Governance & Litigation Lawyer to join the growing Legal team at North Northamptonshire Council to provide advice and representation to the Council in areas of governance and litigation.

As a Governance & Litigation Lawyer, you will be supported at a senior level and by colleagues in a growing and developing team of professionals. The team's focus is on enabling service delivery, adopting a partnering model with their clients, supporting them to deliver an ambitious agenda for North Northampton.

Key responsibilities of the Governance & Litigation Lawyer role:

The role will involve delivering comprehensive professional legal advice to the unitary council and client department. You will manage a portfolio of your own cases which will consist of, but not limited to:

• Effectively provide legal advice commensurate to experience to Members, Officers and other stakeholders generally and at committee meetings.
• Effective management of tight deadlines.
• Ability to handle a broad caseload including advocacy in criminal and civil litigation matters.

Planning & Highways Lawyer
Salary: £46,731 - £49,764 per annum
Working: Hybrid
Closing Date: Friday 17 January 2025

Sellick Partnership is proud to be working with an exceptional legal services team in the heart of Northamptonshire. We are looking for a Planning & Highways Lawyer to join the growing Legal team at North Northamptonshire Council to provide advice and representation to the Council in areas of Planning and Highways.

As a Planning & Highways Lawyer, you will be supported at a senior level and by colleagues in a growing and developing team of professionals. The team's focus is on enabling service delivery, adopting a partnering model with their clients, supporting them to deliver an ambitious agenda for North Northampton.

Key responsibilities of the Planning & Highways Lawyer role:

The role will involve delivering comprehensive professional legal advice to the unitary council and client department. You will manage a portfolio of your own cases which will consist of, but not limited to:

• Effectively provide legal advice commensurate to experience to Members, Officers and other stakeholders generally and at committee meetings.
• Providing general and specialist Planning/Highways legal advice to the in-house service including planning applications, appeals, enforcement, public rights of ways and village greens.
• Drafting of documentation including s106 planning agreements/undertakings, planning appeal statements, s38 and s278 highways agreements, licences and easements for highways works, notices, traffic regulation orders and stopping up applications
• Representation at Planning Committees.
• Advising on law, policy, strategy, statutory requirements and procedure relating to Planning/Highways issues.