Trainee Solicitor

at  East Staffordshire Borough Council

Job Introduction
East Staffordshire Borough Council’s in-house Legal Services has an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Solicitor to join its friendly, supportive and experienced legal team on a permanent contract.
Eligible candidates should be have passed the Legal Practice Course or currently undertaking it at the time the contract begins. Previous local government experience would also be desirable but is not essential.
This post would suit a law graduate who is looking to begin a professional career and gain experience of in-house legal work.
The post will require a variety of duties commensurate with the experience of the candidate. The successful candidate will gain experience of in-house Local Government law to covering seats including, planning, licensing, contracts and procurement, property, litigation and information law as well as Local Government Law.
This is an ideal opportunity to experience and build a successful career as an in-house lawyer.

East Staffordshire Borough Council is a high performing authority that offers: -

• An attractive benefits package, excellent annual leave and pension package.
• A positive work life balance. Flexible start and finish times and hybrid/remote working is supported.
• We will support you to achieve a work-life balance and there are no fee earner time recording targets.
• A supportive and stable working environment. The health and wellbeing of our staff is important to us.

For an informal discussion about the vacancy, please contact Penelope James (Principal Solicitor and Deputy Monitoring Officer) at Penelope.James@eaststaffsbc.gov.u

Please refer the Job description for details