Solicitor/ Barrister / Chartered Legal Executive Commercial & Contracts (x2)

Warwickshire Legal Services (WLS) are looking for two qualified lawyers to join their award-winning, motivated, and nationally recognised legal team.

As a LEXCEL accredited legal practice, operating commercially on behalf of Warwickshire County Council, WLS is currently inviting applications for two permanent roles in our friendly and supportive commercial and contracts legal team.

You will play an active role as part of a talented team working in partnership with colleagues to provide high quality, business focused legal advice, representation and support to officers, councillors and external clients working on a variety of legal matters including contracts, procurement, construction, major projects and information governance. You will have the opportunity to work on high profile projects and develop specialist expertise

WLS offers legal support, advice and representation across a broad range of legal disciplines. We also provide a comprehensive legal service to a number of external public sector clients including other local authorities, not for profit organisations, blue light services and over 200 schools and academies. We are committed to providing the best quality legal advice to our public sector clients, enabling them to achieve their objectives and deliver outcomes that benefit local communities.

Our team is currently made up from lawyers from the public sector, private sector and home-grown talent and we would welcome applicants from a range of legal backgrounds including lawyers who are interested in beginning a new career in local government.

In return we can offer a welcoming and supportive work environment, progression opportunities and an interesting and varied workload and the opportunity to make a real difference to local communities.

We have pioneered a system of agile working which provides our lawyers with the opportunity to work within the office environment and remotely. Our positions are full time at 37 hours per week, but we are also open to part-time working.

WLS recognises that people are its most valuable resource, and this is why the County Council offers flexible ways of working, regular opportunities for career progression, support for staff wellbeing, employee discounts and more.

All successful applicants will be able to enjoy a generous benefits package, including:

• 23 - 31 days of annual leave entitlement (starting at 23 days and increasing with length of service), plus bank holidays, and the option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Flexible working arrangements - whilst some attendance in the dedicated office space will be required to meet business need, we have an agile working approach to provide flexibility and choice in where and when you work.
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Funding provided for practice certificates, training, or other qualifications that will support your career development.
• Car Lease scheme, and discounted access to the bike of your choice through the Cycle to Work scheme.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 for health and wellbeing support.
• Staff discounts available with major brands, retailers, gym memberships, and supermarkets.
• Ability to join Citysave credit union to accumulate savings easily from your salary.
• Free parking available onsite.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application

Closing date: midnight on 18th August 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 24 August 2026 with flexibility for applicants if required

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. Seemore