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Job Description
Closing Date:8th May 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary:
Hours: 35 hours weekly
Stirling Council is an ambitious council seeking to take advantage of the areas unrivalled location and rapid growth to provide opportunities and services for all its citizens and to encourage sustainable business and community development.
Every day the Council provides a wide range of services essential to enhancing the life of people living in or visiting the area. The Council wants to ensure that the old and young are cared for; to provide support for those in need; to educate our young people; to care for our environment and enhance cultural and sporting opportunities for all. It wants to drive inclusive economic growth culture and tourism for the area.
The Council is committed to ensuring that the delivery of quality services is at the heart of its communities. The Council is looking for you to join the Legal Manager the Chief Officer Governance and the wider Governance Service to provide excellent legal services to support Stirlings ambitions to deliver the best outcomes for its communities.
Working closely with the Legal Manager your key responsibilities will be managing the Litigation Team and the provision of practical legal advice across all the Councils service areas. You will develop and deliver responsive customer focussed professional services and deputise for the Legal Manager as and when required.
You will be a highly effective communicator and team player a strategic thinker and an experienced senior solicitor who will have a demonstrable track record of consistent achievement. You will be able to work on your own initiative as well as with teams across the Council.
Analytical skills astute political awareness are needed together with a commitment to customerfocused public services. Working with colleagues across the organisation and external partners you will build and develop relationships to deliver solutions and improvements for the benefit of all of our citizens.
This is a Politically Restricted Post.
If would like an informal chat on the role then please email Charlie Haggerty at .
The successful candidate will be required to complete a Level 1 Disclosure Scotland check. If your application is progressed after the interview you will be invited to complete the form and have your details verified.
If youve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships) disability gender identity sexual orientation religion belief or race.
Lead Solicitor Job Description
The Benefits
- 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service)
- Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements. Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives dont always fit around a traditional working pattern if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
- Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
- Carers Leave
- Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
- Access to Health & Wellbeing support
- Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Lift share Scheme
- Car Lease Scheme
- Technology Benefit Scheme
Employment Type
Full-Time
