Legal Assistant

Job Title Legal Assistant

Rate of Pay: £16.06 to £18.32 per hour (Inside IR35)

Hours: 37

Location: Sandwell Council House, Oldbury

Start Date: ASAP

Contract type: 3 Months

Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description:

We are looking for a Legal Assistant to join our small, friendly and supportive, contracts team for a period of 3 months, or possibly longer.

The ideal candidate will have good experience of dealing with construction contracts, collateral warranties, and the procurement of services under framework agreements. It would also be preferable to have worked in a local authority setting before, although that is not a prerequisite.

We are operating on a 'hybrid' remote operating basis, with attendance at the office likely to move to one or two days per week after Easter - subject to business need.

The role is offered on a full-time basis, although we would be prepared to consider part-time working.

For further information please see JD and PS attached.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions. You will also need to include your agency on cost details to each submission. Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

No DBS is required for this role.

Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor

You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to templink_1@sandwell.gov.uk along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents.

To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Closing Date: Tuesday 12th April 2022 10:00am

Additional information:

The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Tuesday 12th April 2022 10:00am

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No