Solicitor

Contract: Permanent, working 35 hours (Arts Council also recognises the benefit of flexible working as a valued part of the way we work, and welcome applications from individuals who require flexibility)

Salary: £58,000 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.

Location: Birmingham (The role will be based at our Birmingham office; however, we are operating a hybrid way of working and support our staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on-site contact days with other members if the team, normally 1-2 days a week)

Arts Council England is looking for a collaborative and dedicated Solicitor to join our small in-house legal team in Birmingham, immediate start available. This full-time Solicitor role offers a salary of £58k, an excellent benefits package and the opportunity to be part of our positive and diverse workplace culture.

As a Solicitor, you will be expected to advise or commission external legal advice on a range of matters, including grants, capital projects, securities and property. You will also act as the national contact for Arts Council England on legal issues relating to your areas of expertise.

To give you an idea of how this legal job will look and feel if you were currently working for us, these are some things you would have been doing this week:

• Ensuring that Arts Council England complies with all relevant statutory and regulatory frameworks and managing legal risk in your areas of expertise
• Drafting and negotiating documents and materials that reflect best practices to protect the Arts Council from legal risk
• Managing the relationship between internal clients and external solicitors to ensure efficient, relevant and value for money external legal advice
• Contributing to training programmes or providing training on legal obligations
• Keeping abreast of developments in legislation and regulatory frameworks and ensuring that Arts Council England implements new legislative requirements

Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people, those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in our workforce so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.

About us: Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan - a final salary scheme. To find out more, click here.

How to Apply: To apply for this role please click here

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Job ref: GP18

Closing date: Sunday 2 October 2022