Legal Officer - Property

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who can provide support to the team members within the Property, Planning and Environment legal team with regard to a wide

range of legal matters, but with a focus on property (commercial and residential).

The Role

This interesting role will involve supporting on a variety of different matters such as sales and acquisitions of property, auctions, leases and academy conversions, with opportunities to develop your own case load in line with your experience. You may also have the opportunity to be involved in work across the wider team. Ideally you will

·       Demonstrate knowledge of property legislation and associated guidance

·       Have experience of working in a legal environment

·       Have good communication skills

·       Have a working knowledge of HMLR/SDLT procedures and case management systems

·       Be able to use legal research tools

The Legal Service is part of Legal and Democratic Services (‘LDS’). The Council provides a range of services to North Yorkshire, and the role of the Legal Service is to support the provision by providing a comprehensive and efficient legal service to the Directorates, the Council’s Executive, full Council, Committees and Members, and external clients.

Flexible Working Opportunities

As an organisation we strongly believe in promoting a work life balance, with flexible working opportunities and modern technology you will be able to deliver your role to suit both your personal and our business needs.

Benefits of working for us

In return for your hard work and dedication to our service, we can offer you the chance to be part of a strong and supportive team. We offer exceptional company benefits such as salary sacrifice schemes in technology, professional qualifications and green car schemes as well as discounted retail offers, health schemes to name but a few. More information is found in our Total Rewards Brochure.

You will also benefit from a variety of competitive employee rewards such as generous leave entitlement and local government pension scheme.

If you are interested in playing a key part in our Legal team and would like to have an informal conversation, please contact Wendy Cordery at wendy.cordery@northyorks.gov.uk or  Lizbeth Pin at Lizbeth.Pin@northyorks.gov.uk to ask any questions or to arrange a suitable time for a discussion about the role. 

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