Snr Solicitor
Posted 2 days ago by 1753953764
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
Edinburgh
Summary: The Snr Solicitor role is a 15-month contract position focused on providing specialized legal advice related to environmental regimes and corporate legislation. The position requires a Scottish Qualified Solicitor with extensive experience to support client staff and engage with the Scottish Government on legal matters. The role is remote and classified as inside IR35, with an immediate start date. The salary is negotiable based on experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide specialized legal advice and support to client staff on specific areas of law.
- Advise on complex matters related to corporate legislation and policy development.
- Offer legal guidance on the implementation of new corporate legislation.
- Deliver specialist legal advice in various areas of civil and corporate law.
Key Skills:
- Scottish Qualified Solicitor with current practicing certificate - 5 years.
- LLB Degree and Diploma in Legal Practice or equivalent.
- Specialist knowledge in the interpretation and application of legislation.
- Negotiation, influencing, and persuasion skills.
- Creativity in developing innovative problem-solving solutions.
- Excellent written communication skills for complex documents.
- Ability to explain legal requirements to non-legal staff.
- Advocacy skills.
- Experience in managing/supervising a team.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Legal
Snr Solicitor| 15 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Remote | Starting ASAP
Day Rate: DOE
Description
Use advanced legal knowledge, including of various environmental regimes, and the clients strategic objectives to provide specialised legal advice and support to the client staff on specific areas of the law as it relates to and impacts on the client.
Provide legal advice on complex matters to support the client in its input to Scottish Government on the development of new corporate legislation or policy relating to specific areas of law, or proposed changes to existing corporate legislation or policy.
Provide specialised legal advice on implementation of new corporate legislation.
Provide specialist legal advice in various area of civil and corporate law.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Scottish Qualified Solicitor with current practicing certificate - 5years
- LLB Degree and Diploma in legal Practice or equivalent
- Specialist knowledge and skills in the interpretation and application of legislation.
- Negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills
- Creativity in developing innovative, problem solving solutions
- Written communication - ability to demonstrate excellent and concise communication in complex and sensitive written documents. The type of documents will depend on the specific work allocated to the post holder but could include reports to the procurator fiscal, statutory enforcement notices, environmental authorisations, regulatory position statements, regulatory guidance, policy instructions and draft legislation
- Oral communication - ability to explain legal requirements to non-legal staff.
- Advocacy skills
- Experience in managing/supervising a team
Desirable
- General understanding and knowledge of objectives and procedures.
This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.