Join us at Stockport Council – Best for Inclusion winner at the Greater Manchester Good Employment Awards 2026

Your Role

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council has an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to join its highly regarded and forward-thinking Property Team within Legal and Democratic Services.

The Property Team are currently supporting the Council with a range of exciting and high-profile projects as well as day-to-day estate management work. You will handle an interesting and varied workload and provide advice on a number of high-profile matters as a legal advisor to the Council.

About You

You will:

• Be a qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with hands-on real estate experience with at least 3+ years’ PQE
• Engage in a broad spectrum of work across a variety of sectors, including acquisitions and disposals alongside all aspects of asset management. Experience of local authority constitutional law would be desirable
• Build and sustain excellent collaborative working relationships with client departments, colleagues, Members, partners and other stakeholders
• Enjoy working as part of a dynamic, commercial and pragmatic team and have the ability to work flexibly across the team
• Actively contribute towards the team’s precedents and internal know-how

About Us

As part of a supportive and valued Legal team, you will be exposed to a diverse and interesting workload and have the opportunity to be involved in complex land transactions together with other general areas of law depending on experience.

We pride ourselves on our supportive, friendly and flexible culture, putting your wellbeing at the centre of your personal development.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their role as a property lawyer in a diverse and sizeable multi-disciplinary Legal department in a public sector in-house environment. Please let us know if you need support in applying for the role other than through the website portal.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Emma Hughes at emma.l.hughes@stockport.gov.uk / 07974 628 272 or Kate Critchley at kate.critchley@stockport.gov.uk / 07458 003306 for an informal discussion about the role

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Please also email recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.

Closing date: 6 September 2026
Interview date: 11 September 2026

For further information or to apply, please click on the 'Enquire/Apply' button below.