Job Description

Based at Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar, DD8 1AN.

This job is workstyle 5 - Hybrid+.

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from home for part of your week and spend some time in council buildings to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

Angus Council is inviting applications from talented, adaptable and enthusiastic legal professionals to complement our growing legal services team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen which is a key role working with our Contracts and Governance Team, offered on a full-time basis permanent basis.

In addition to joining a talented, supportive and welcoming team within Legal, Governance and Change, the post also offers a competitive salary and all the benefits of working for a public sector organisation, including Flexitime and entry to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Angus Council Legal and Democratic Services is committed to working flexibly and equipment will be provided to support working from home.

We are looking for applicants with a positive attitude, a willingness to learn, the desire and ability to work collectively and become a key team member. The workload will be varied, challenging and interesting. You will be supported in a collegiate environment and encouraged to develop a full range of legal and other skills to advance your career with us.

You will ideally have post-qualified experience in commercial law and be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of a wide range of commercial law matters. This will include the provision of advisory work to senior management, ideally with experience of major projects, commercial contracts, procurement, state aid/subsidy control, public law, corporate law and construction law. Applicants will be expected to draw upon professional and commercial acumen to provide tailored legal and business solutions.

Although experience is desirable, enthusiasm, flexibility and a desire to work in local government is essential. Applications from newly qualified solicitors will also be considered as well as, but not limited to, solicitors seeking a change in career and/or practice area.

You must have the ability to obtain a satisfactory Level 2 Disclosure Certificate.

Please note interviews will be held Monday, 11 May 2026.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.

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