Senior Lawyer

About The Role

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Lawyer to join our Commercial Law Team. Working within the Contract Law Team, you’ll be the key legal adviser to the Public Health Directorate, supporting the Council to discharge its statutory public health responsibilities and to deliver ambitious health improvement priorities alongside the NHS and other partner organisations.

Your work will be varied, challenging and impactful, covering areas such as:

• public health commissioning and contract design
• procurement and subsidy control
• innovative partnership and collaboration arrangements
• governance and risk
• helping to navigate legal complexity and find practical, solution‑focused routes forward

Key Responsibilities

You will:

• draft and negotiate a range of legal documents
• provide clear, concise and practical legal advice to the Public Health Team

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