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• Technically support, manage
  and monitor the work of the Legal Services Team to ensure actions and
  outcomes are achieved which meet the accountabilities of the department.
• Identifying areas of
  difficulties and problems and, where necessary through legal interventions,
  find solutions to enable change to take place within the organization.
• Ensure outsourced legal
  services are of high quality and deliver value for money.
• Prepare and present the BLB’s
  case in the Courts, at Tribunals, at Public Inquiries, as necessary.
• Prepare legal reports and
  provide legal comments within reports, in order to ensure that officers
  and decision makers are fully informed of the legal implications of
  proposed courses of action and to ensure that, where appropriate, the
  committee reports include reference to the legal position.
• Oversee the performance of
  employees of the Legal Services team, including carrying out appraisals
  and setting objectives which reflect the BLB and Corporate Management Team
  objectives, and which identify and meet related employee developmental
  needs.

• Providing the BLB’s staff,
  management, Board and Board Committees, as applicable, with high quality
  legal and related advice/analyses, tailored to the BLB’s needs, on matters
  pertaining to all aspects of the BLB’s statutory remit and related
  matters;
• Providing guidance to the
  BLB’s staff, management, Board and Board Committees, as applicable, on
  legal strategy and related matters;
• Managing and co-ordinating
  the BLB’s approach towards litigation/other proceedings to which the BLB
  is party or potentially party;
• Leading in the development of
  Regulations and related material pertaining to the BLB’s statutory
  functions/powers etc.;
• Contributing to the
  preparation of draft legislation as required;
• Leading in/contributing to,
  as applicable, the development of other material/publications pertaining
  to the BLB’s statutory remit as required;
• Liaising with other parties’
  legal advisors/representatives as required;
• Undertaking legal research as
  required;
• Participating in Committees
  and other fora of relevance as required;

• Managing the sourcing of
  external legal services;

• Instructing, and drafting
  briefing material for, external providers of legal services;
• Managing the BLB’s
  relationships with external providers of legal services on an ongoing
  basis;

• Implementing and managing
  appropriate systems and processes to ensure the BLB’s, and its
  directors’/management’s, ongoing compliance with their respective
  responsibilities and obligations under law, regulation and other
  applicable codes, including, inter alia:
• Implementing and managing
  appropriate systems and processes for identifying, and monitoring changes
  to, the BLB’s obligations in a timely manner:
• Apprising staff, management
  and the Board, as applicable, of the nature of those obligations;
• Providing legal and related
  advice regarding the actions and measures necessary to secure/facilitate
  compliance with the aforementioned obligations;
• Responsible for the development
  of guidance, policies, handbooks, manuals etc., as required to secure/facilitate
  ongoing compliance;
• Where applicable, and where
  relevant in conjunction with other BLB staff/management, taking such
  actions and measures as are necessary to secure/facilitate the BLB’s
  ongoing compliance with its obligations;
• Discharging specific
  responsibilities deriving from law, regulation etc., as assigned from time
  to time;

• Responsible for controlling,
  managing and directing the activities of the Legal Services function;
• Ensuring that the Chief
  Executive is at all times apprised of developments within the Function’s
  remit;
• Providing professional and
  strategic advice to the Chief Executive, Board and senior management;
• Acting as an effective member
  of the BLB’s senior management team

• Contributing to the BLB’s
  management of risk;
• Carrying out any other
  duties/assuming such other responsibilities as are assigned from time to
  time by the Chief Executive and/or the Board.

• The ideal candidate must be a
  graduate of an accredited law school.
• Qualified Solicitor or
  Barrister with a practicing certificate for approximately 5 years.
• Evidence of personal
  management development activity.
• Working knowledge and understanding
  of and ability to undertake effective strategic planning and achieve the
  implementation of policy, including the ability to produce business plans.
• Working knowledge and
  understanding of the political nature of local government, the democratic
  process and the legal framework in which local authorities operate.
• Relevant knowledge and
  experience in Local Government Law.
• Familiar with a variety of
  the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Relies on extensive
  experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Performs a variety of tasks.
• Leads and directs the work of
  others.
• A wide degree of creativity
  and latitude is expected.
• Ability to demonstrate
  significant managerial experience at senior level for approximately 5
  years of a legal practice.
• Demonstrable record of
  success in providing high quality and highly responsive advice with a
  clear client focused approach, achieving innovative solutions.
• Experience of successfully
  leading, motivating and developing others.
• Possess the ability to
  demonstrate the effective management of change within an organisation.
• Past experience of managing
  diverse teams of staff and having budget accountability within a
  performance management culture including management of budgets and income
  generation.
• Experience of building
  successful relationships with elected Members, senior managers, external
  partners, private organisations, community groups and other statutory
  organisations, and promoting corporate multi disciplinary working.
• The ability to understand and
  advise on the importance of good corporate governance.
• The ability to lead the
  service forward through vision, personal action and the inspiration of
  others to demonstrable success and consistent service improvement.
• The ability to motivate
  others, whether team members or colleagues, generating commitment and a
  shared sense of purpose.
• Demonstrable experience of
  using project management skills.
• Highly skilled communicator,
  able to make presentations and deliver key messages to specialists and
  non-specialists alike.
• Strategic vision to develop
  and change services to make them fit for purpose in a changing/demanding
  environment.
• The ability to adapt and
  respond positively to a variety of situations and people in order to meet
  changing priorities in the role, the BLB and the community as a whole.
• The willingness and ability
  to work co-operatively and supportively with Members, gaining their trust
  and confidence, developing positive, open working relationships which
  inspire new ideas to solve problems and to achieve the BLB’s goals.
• The belief in own ability and
  judgment and the drive to see things through to achieve goals.
• The ability to demonstrate
  open, honest and fair behaviour in all dealings with citizens, service
  users, Members, colleagues, suppliers and partners.
• Ability to contribute to the
  senior management team within the department.
• The ability to effectively
  manage staff resources.
• Ability to work to tight
  deadlines, to prioritize work and to work under pressure.
• Honesty and integrity.
• Commercial awareness.
• To demonstrate a personal
  commitment to equal opportunities and knowledge of needs of people of with
  different cultural or religious background

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