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Solicitor - Major Finance Initiative

Local Government

East Midlands

Permanent ⁄ £36000 - £38000

Updated September 26, 2007

We're about to spend £245 million in new schools And we need a solicitor who can teach us a few lessons.

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader/Senior Solicitor to work with exciting projects such as these. The scope of the work will include large value design and construction contracts, managed service contracts, joint venture approaches, project partnering and PFI project agreements including schools PFI project agreements.

Who we're looking for
The successful applicant will need to be an admitted solicitor with a current practising certificate and have: - 6 months' recent and substantial experience of PFI legal work to include schools PFI
- Substantial 'deal closing' experience
- Specialist knowledge of local government (conventional and PFI) and EU procurement law
- Worked within managed projects to PRINCE 2 or equivalent standards
- The ability to work successfully as part of a team of lawyers and demonstrate leadership skills in a managed project environment
- Experience of acting for local authorities or similar public sector clients
- Experience of the management and use of information technology

Closing date for applications 11th October 2005

About our client
With a population of 280,000, Leicester is the largest city in the East Midlands and the tenth largest in the country. Over time Leicester has developed into a major commercial and manufacturing centre, known better for the diversity of its trade than for its dependence on a single industry. The city's thriving ethnic minority community accounts for more than a third of Leicester's population and continues to enrich city life.
Leicester is a city with a vibrant and exciting future. Its multi billion pound regeneration programme includes five major city centre programmes, a science park, new business and cultural quarters, a major investment in its health care and a £245 million Building Schools for the Future Programme which will transform education across the city.

What's on offer
up to £38,010 plus outstanding benefits

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 121 634 8800. Job Ref: 688730
Your application will be sent to Adele Fransham.