Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hrs per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £40,777 (Level one) rising to £44,075 incrementally pro rata for part-time’ - Pay award pending.
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
This is a rare opportunity to step away from purely commercial drivers and instead focus on meaningful legal work that directly benefits Nottingham and its communities as a Solicitor (Commercial Property & Conveyancing).
At Nottingham City Council, your work will help deliver homes, regeneration projects and long-term city development, making a visible difference to the place you live and work.
If you’re looking for purpose, balance and impact, this role offers all three.
You will join our busy and collaborative conveyancing and commercial property team, manage a varied caseload and work closely with colleagues across the Council.
Your work will include:
You’ll also play a key role in supporting and supervising junior colleagues, contributing to the development of the team.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
· Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive
· Experience in residential conveyancing
· Experience across commercial property matters, including leases and acquisitions
· Ability to manage complex legal matters independently
· understanding of local government or public sector context (or transferable experience)
- This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.
- This post is politically restricted.
You can find the job description for this post here.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Mick Suggett, Team Leader Conveyancing, by email at [email protected]
Closing Date: 20th September 2026
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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