Lawyer (Property)

Lawyer (Property) An exciting opportunity has arisen for a property lawyer to join our excellent legal services team at Cheshire West and Chester Council on a permanent contract. This role is in the Property team which provides legal and professional support to the Council in the areas of commercial property. Organisation Cheshire West and Chester Council Location Ellesmere Port Job Category Legal and Governance Grade CWAC NJC - Grade 10 Salary Min £41,771 per annum Salary Max £48,072 per annum Hours per week 37 Weeks per year 52.143 Employment Type Permanent Closing Date 15/03/2026 Ref No W4379 Documents BABC 7797 Lawyer Property G10 v1 03.02.2026_.docx (Word, 27.87kb) Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. The successful candidate will be a solicitor, barrister or fellow legal executive with a minimum of 2 -year pqe, and will be able to provide accurate, practical and timely legal advice with minimum supervision. The main duties will be: providing mainly property legal advice in relation to acquisitions, disposals, leases, leasehold management documentation, and advising officers, members and Directors.  You will be primarily working from home and we offer flexi time and have the ability to work from our offices in Ellesmere Port, when required. We provide training to support continuing professional development. If you have relevant experience and are a skilful, organised and enthusiastic lawyer, who thrives in working in a busy environment and being part of a team, this role may be ideal for you. For informal discussion about this role please contact Sian Jones: sian.jones2@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We may decide to close the advert before the closing date if we have sufficient applications so please do not delay in submitting your application. To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment.  Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12.60 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence. Apply for this job Send to a Friend Login Register Current Vacancies