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Your new company This is an excellent opportunity with one of the largest legal services teams within local government, committed to delivering high-quality, impactful legal advice to support vital council services. Their teams work collaboratively across departments to achieve the best outcomes for residents, helping to shape and protect essential public services.This organisation is expanding their Litigation Team and is looking to appoint a Principal Lawyer to play a key role in delivering this important work. Your new role As a Principal Lawyer within the Litigation Team, you will manage a varied and complex caseload covering a broad range of contentious and some non-contentious matters.The team undertakes diverse litigation work, including housing, employment, education and general civil litigation. You will: Lead on complex cases from start to finish Provide expert legal advice to officers and stakeholders Conduct advocacy where appropriate and instruct Counsel when required. Support and supervise junior lawyers and contribute to the development of the wider team. Play a key role in shaping legal strategy and service delivery This is a hybrid role, with a mix of office attendance, court attendance, and remote work. What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this role, you will: Be a qualified solicitor, barrister, or Fellow of CILEX with a current practising certificate. Have significant experience in handling a broad range of litigation matters Demonstrate strong expertise in housing law, particularly housing disrepair Be confident managing a complex caseload independently. Have experience of advocacy or supervising external counsel Be able to build strong working relationships with internal clients and stakeholders Possess excellent drafting, communication, and organisational skills Previous experience in a local authority or public sector setting is desirable but not essential. What you'll get in return In return, you will join a highly regarded legal team with a strong commitment to professional development and wellbeing.Benefits include: Generous annual leave entitlement, increasing with service (plus bank holidays) Flexible and hybrid working arrangements Local Government Pension Scheme Enhanced maternity and paternity leave Access to a wide range of health and wellbeing services, including counselling and occupational health support Cycle to work scheme and travel benefits Ongoing training and development opportunities to support your career progression What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now on (phone number removed). If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Opportunity: Legal Counsel Location: Cardiff Flexible Hybrid & Remote Working Salary: Up to 60,000 + Excellent Benefits Commercial Contracts Lawyer looking for something a little different? If you've built a strong foundation in commercial contracts and you're starting to wonder whether there's more to legal life than the same agreements, the same stakeholders and the same conversations, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for. We're working exclusively on an in-house Legal Counsel position within a high-profile organisation at the heart of Welsh sport. This is a chance to step into a broad, varied role where no two days are quite the same. You'll advise on a fascinating mix of commercial matters, negotiating and drafting agreements that impact the business. From sponsorship and licensing arrangements to event-related contracts, regulatory matters and strategic projects, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation and become a trusted legal adviser rather than simply the person reviewing contracts at the end of the process. We're particularly keen to speak with lawyers who have solid experience negotiating and drafting commercial contracts. Exposure to sports-related agreements would be advantageous. If you're commercially minded, adaptable and excited by the idea of applying your skills in a unique environment, we'd love to hear from you! What You Will Be Doing: Negotiating and drafting a broad range of commercial agreements Advising stakeholders across the business on legal and regulatory matters Supporting major projects, events and strategic initiatives Providing practical, commercially focused legal advice Working on a diverse workload that extends beyond pure contracts work, including compliance and governance matters What We Are Looking For: Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with around 3+ years' PQE Strong experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts Excellent communication and relationship-building skills A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach Experience with sports contracts would be a bonus, but isn't essential Why Consider This Opportunity? Work in a unique sector with high-profile stakeholders Flexible hybrid and remote working arrangements 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays 5% matched pension contribution Free gym access Healthcare cash plan options and enhanced sick pay Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support Exclusive discounts and offers Two complimentary tickets to senior men's and women's home games This is the sort of role that doesn't come around often. It would suit someone who enjoys the technical side of commercial law but is looking for greater variety, closer stakeholder relationships and the opportunity to be part of something people are genuinely passionate about. If you're curious to find out more, even if you're not actively looking, I'd love to have a confidential chat! Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work. Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.