We are bold and ambitious with a clear plan to be the best city and the best council in the UK. Our large, diverse and talented workforce is central to our ambitions, and we have launched our People Strategy; a roadmap to make Leeds City Council the best place to work.

Leeds is recognised as the leading legal centre in the UK outside London and we now seek legal practitioners to join us at this exciting time and to play an important role in our ambition to be the best local authority in-house legal service.  

In Legal Services, we’re proud to reflect the diversity of Leeds and to be a welcoming and inclusive team with a positive, healthy workplace culture where everyone can be themselves. Our Lexcel accreditation and shortlisting in the 2021 Law Society Excellence Award for In House Team of the year are evidence of the quality and standards of our Service.  

We have a range of positions to fill and we seek individuals that are passionate, values-driven, outcome focussed and innovative.

Not all our vacancies require you to have local government experience but you will be politically astute, able to exercise sound judgement and be willing and able to apply fresh, thinking and creativity.