£1,000 Per day
Undetermined
Remote
South East
Summary: The Interim Director of Legal role involves providing strategic legal advice and ensuring compliance with governance requirements within a Southeast Local Authority. The position requires leading a legal team and mitigating legal risks while supporting the Monitoring Officer. This fully remote role is offered on a contract basis for an initial period of 3-6 months. The salary is negotiable based on experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as, or support, the Monitoring Officer, ensuring compliance with statutory duties and governance requirements.
- Provide strategic legal advice on local government law, public law, and constitutional matters.
- Lead and develop the legal team, driving performance, improvement, and strategic change.
- Ensure robust decision-making processes and mitigate legal and reputational risk.
Key Skills:
- Qualified Solicitor or Barrister in England & Wales (registered with SRA, CILEx or BSB).
- Extensive post-qualification experience as a senior legal professional within local government or a comparable public sector environment.
- Strong knowledge of local government law, governance, and constitutional frameworks.
- Demonstrable leadership experience, including managing teams and delivering organisational change.
Salary (Rate): £1,000/day
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Legal
description: Interim Director of Legal Salary: £950-£1100 per day - Negotiable DOEContract Length: 3-6-month initial contract (22 hours/week)Southeast Local AuthorityFully Remote Key ResponsibilitiesAct as, or support, the Monitoring Officer, ensuring compliance with statutory duties and governance requirements.Provide strategic legal advice on local government law, public law, and constitutional matters.Lead and develop the legal team, driving performance, improvement, and strategic change.Ensure robust decision-making processes and mitigate legal and reputational risk. About YouQualified Solicitor or Barrister in England & Wales (registered with SRA, CILEx or BSB).Extensive post-qualification experience as a senior legal professional within local government or a comparable public sector environment.Strong knowledge of local government law, governance, and constitutional frameworks.Demonstrable leadership experience, including managing teams and delivering organisational change. If you're interested in this role, click the apply button or contact Max using the details below:(phone number removed) Our legal specialist, Max, has extensive experience across all areas of the legal market and recruits for positions at every level - from legal assistants and paralegals through to Directors of Legal and Monitoring Officers. If this particular role isn't quite right for you, but you'd like to explore other opportunities, please get in touch using the contact details above for a confidential discussion about the market. We are also proud to offer a market-leading referral scheme, with rewards of up to £300. If you know someone who might be a great fit for this or another legal role, simply ask them to send their CV to Max - and don't forget to include your own details so we can ensure you receive your referral bonus if they are successful.