£57,750 - £72,060 per annum plus £1400pa management allowance

Located in Northampton, Huntingdon, or Shefford (although travel to other offices may be required)

Join Pathfinder Legal Services and embark on an extraordinary journey!
If you're seeking an exciting opportunity to showcase your managerial skills and expertise as a Principal Lawyer specialising in Commercial, Contracts, and Procurement, then your search ends here!

By joining Pathfinder Legal Services, you'll become an integral part of a dynamic team of legal professionals who are dedicated to making a difference. We foster a supportive and collaborative work environment, offering ample opportunities for growth and development.

To apply, please submit your CV along with a compelling cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and expressing your enthusiasm for joining our firm.
Take the first step towards an exceptional legal career!

Pathfinder Legal Services Ltd is a true one of a kind. Established in 2015 as an ‘Alternative Business Structure’ (ABS) we are wholly owned by public bodies. We pride ourselves on serving our communities with resilience, enthusiasm and focus. Working for public sector and not for profit clients is our focus. A significant proportion of the work we carry out will be for local authorities, however, we have over recent years grown our client base to include more than one hundred organisations across the public and not-for profit sectors. Our clients including Clinical Commissioning Groups, Foundation Trusts, Charities and Fire Services.

We have grown significantly in recent years and are rapidly expanding, with offices based in Huntingdon, Northampton and Shefford. With over 180 members of staff, our Firm is made up of qualified legal officers, administrative support and finance officers. We aim to develop our staff to enable them to reach their full potential and to find a career path suitable to each individual.

If the chance to play a part in this fast paced but increasingly interesting and challenging area of law interests you, we want to hear from you.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To lead a team of lawyers providing a range of public sector clients with high quality professional, proactive and innovative legal service predominantly regarding commercial, contracts, procurement, trading and corporate law and other areas of legal practice where necessary.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• To provide legal advice and services to client organisations in commercial, contracts, procurement, trading and corporate law to ensure compliance with statutory duties, obligations and to protect the best legal interests of the client organisations to the highest standard.
• To act as a legal advisor to client organisations to ensure compliance with statutory duties and obligations and to protect the best interests of the client organisations.
• Develop and provide legal input in to training courses for a range of professional clients.
• To provide overall management of the team’s complex and politically sensitive case load to ensure the provision of high quality, well researched and comprehensive legal advice within the timescales required by the client.
• To provide supervision and manage the work of the team to ensure that professional guidance is given, that expertise is employed and work is allocated appropriately within the team.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with initiative, a proactive approach to problem solving and a real commitment to the job. In return for this we can offer you an excellent benefits package alongside a flexible, modern working environment equipped with the technology needed to enable you to balance the pressures of a busy role.

Pathfinder Legal Benefits

• Local Government Pensions Scheme – considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates.
• Flexible working arrangements – we offer flexible hours and hybrid working which allows for remote working but we also require regular office attendance with the aim to give everyone a balanced work/life ratio.
• Family Friendly policies including excellent Maternity, Paternity and Adoption entitlements.
• A generous minimum annual leave entitlement of 26 days, plus public holidays. With the option to purchase more annual leave.

For a copy of the full Job Description and Person Specification and details of our other vacancies, please visit our website www.pathfinderlegal.co.uk/careers.

To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the Person Specification via the Enquire/Apply button. When applying, please quote reference ‘COM-011’.

Closing date: Until Filled
Interviews for this role will take place on a rolling basis

For further information or to apply for the position please select the 'Enquire/Apply' button at the bottom of the page.