Lawyer - Property

As a valued member of the team, you will provide expert advice to an array of departments within the council, ranging from Assets and Regeneration, Housing and Education, to Planning and Highways.

You’ll join a supportive and friendly team with a wealth of experience, who will make the transition into joining the council as smooth as possible.

The team support ongoing asset related projects, such as the Council’s asset disposal programme (which works to deliver affordable, suitable, and decent housing), with past Team attainments including advising on the set-up Care Dorset and Dorset Centre of Excellence.

Areas of Legal Property are varied and includes Commercial, Development, Agricultural, Residential as well as General Property law advice (subject to experience and training).  Ideally we are looking in particular for some Commercial Property Law experience for this particular role but we will consider all applications.

Examples of transactional work includes sales, purchases, leases, licences, easements, an ongoing programme of academy conversions, community asset transfers, and all sorts of other varied property law advice.  Support and training will be provided as required.

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception. 

At Dorset Council we: 

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents 
• have ambitious aspirations  
• are excited about our future 
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here 
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success 
  

You will: 

• have access to a range of employee benefits  
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed 
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression 

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role. We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments. 

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our values. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. 

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. 

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant. 

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