In-house Lawyer

Leeds Permanent View Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled In-house Lawyer in Public Sector. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal advice on procurement.
  • Exciting in-house role
  • Excellent public sector benefits package

About Our Client

Our client is in the public sector and supports healthcare organisations in England and Wales, by providing procurement and logistics services. They have various offices in the NORTH - both north west and yorkshire based candidates welcome to apply.Leeds / Sheffield / Warrington

Job Description

  • Support the design and implementation of a commercial compliance framework that follows applicable legal rules and embeds best practices.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
  • Act as a subject matter expert on Public Contract Regulations, horizon scanning for the organisation, and ensuring that the category team operates to the highest standards.
  • Support the implementation of the new standard procurement documents.
  • Support the pragmatic development of effective and legally compliant category and sourcing strategies.
  • Represent the legal function at meetings of the Category Decision Forum and, where appropriate, the Category Management Forum to ensure that decisions taken are informed by an assessment of legal risk.

The Successful Applicant

A successful In-house Lawyer will have:

  • 3 years' experience working as in-house lawyer
  • extensive experience of procurement law, ideally with a healthcare setting
  • a pragmatic approach to problem solving and an ability to engage with and involve a wide range of stakeholders



What's on Offer

  • competitive salary
  • bonus schemes and awards
  • 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • generous pension scheme
  • discounts
  • experience and development within Public Sector and Government
Contact
Lucy Martin
Quote job ref
JN-082024-6519718
Phone number
+447812680116

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Public Sector
Sector
Public Sector
Location
Leeds
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Lucy Martin
Consultant phone
+447812680116
Job reference
JN-082024-6519718