Senior Legal Officer

Job Introduction

Senior Legal Officer - Property Team
Legal Services Lincolnshire
£29,093 - £31,586 | Full Time - 37 hours per week | Permanent
Location: Lincoln (hybrid working)
Closing date: 17 August 2025 | Interviews: Date 2nd September 2025

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated legal professional to join our well-established Property Team within Legal Services Lincolnshire. As a Senior Legal Officer, you’ll support the delivery of high-quality legal services across a varied public sector client base - including the County Council, District Councils and other public bodies.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across a diverse caseload involving property transactions and infrastructure matters. From leases and right-to-buy cases through to deeds of grant and other land transactions, this is a broad and engaging legal role where no two days are the same.

What you’ll be doing:

You’ll manage your own caseload of property-related legal matters including:

• Drafting and completing commercial leases
• Administering deferred payment agreements and legal charges relating to care provision
• Supporting residential property sales (including right to buy) and occasional acquisitions
• Assisting with deeds of grant and infrastructure leases (e.g. sub-stations, telecoms)
• Conducting due diligence, Land Registry applications and SDLT returns
• Working closely with Legal Officers and Lawyers on complex or high-value matters

What we’re looking for:

You’ll have a solid foundation in property law, with either formal legal qualifications or demonstrable equivalent experience. We’re looking for someone with:

• Experience handling conveyancing or land law matters
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust with a range of clients
• Excellent organisational skills and confidence managing competing priorities
• A flexible, collaborative approach to working both independently and within a team

What we offer:

Legal Services Lincolnshire is a supportive, forward-thinking environment. We offer:

• A competitive salary with annual increments
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Flexible hybrid working with office base in Lincoln
• Learning and development opportunities to support your progression

Interested?

To be considered, please complete the online application and use the Personal Statement section to clearly evidence how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria in the Job Description and Post Outline.

CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you have read the attached job information pack before applying.

If you’d like an informal chat about the role, contact Euan Gibson on 07876 850613 or Kim Cammack on 07876 850615.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. 

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary.  Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.