Values and Behaviours
Team Values
We are Ambitious - We strive to deliver the best for North Wales. We are leaders in our fields, opinion formers and influencers, and we challenge conventional thinking. We pursue high standards, aim to be our best, and continuously develop ourselves professionally.
We work Collaboratively - We share knowledge, skills, information and support and ensure to keep colleagues informed. We always help each other, facilitate opportunities for North Wales and recognise that our collective impact is more significant than our individual impact.
We do the right thing - We do the right thing, not what is easy. We challenge unethical behaviour and speak out when things don't feel right. We are respectful, fair and considerate and can be trusted to deliver agreed commitments on time.
We make a difference - We pursue opportunities to make a difference in North Wales. We champion the Welsh language, heritage and culture and support regional charities. We protect the environment and seek opportunities to reduce our footprint.
Core behaviours for all roles
Leadership – we all lead by example and are all leaders within our own areas.
Responsibility – we take responsibility for our work, performance and development.
Respect – we respect our colleagues, partners and stakeholders and demonstrate this throughout our work and in how we build effective relationships.
Qualifications
Essential
Qualified solicitor, barrister or Chartered Legal Executive entitled to practise in England and Wales.
Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
Strong understanding of professional standards
Desirable
Membership of Lawyers in Local Government or another relevant professional body.
Additional training or experience in procurement, subsidy control, commercial law or public law.
Experience, Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial or public sector legal documentation.
Experience of advising senior officers, managers or clients on complex legal issues in a clear, practical and proportionate way.
Ability to manage a varied caseload, prioritise competing demands and work effectively to deadlines.
Strong written communication skills, including the ability to prepare legal comments, briefing notes, reports, correspondence and drafting instructions.
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to build credibility with senior officers, colleagues, partners and external advisers.
ICT literate, including use of Microsoft Office, Teams, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Excel.
Desirable
Experience of advising on grant funding agreements, funding programmes, regeneration, infrastructure, economic development or regional investment projects.
Experience of procurement law and subsidy control, including the ability to recognise when specialist advice is required.
Experience of working with elected members, committees, sub-committees or formal public sector decision-making arrangements.
Experience of instructing and managing external solicitors, counsel or specialist legal advisers.
Knowledge of Welsh local government, Corporate Joint Committees, regional partnership arrangements or the North Wales public sector landscape.
Experience of supporting programme or project delivery, including risk management, dependency management and legal workstream tracking.
legal risk management and public sector accountability.
Experience of providing legal advice in local government, the wider public sector, private practice public sector work, or an equivalent in-house environment.
Knowledge of public law principles, lawful decision-making, governance, transparency, accountability and legal risk.
Ability to work collaboratively with programme teams, project leads, finance, procurement and external partners.
Personal attributes
Essential
Practical, solution-focused and delivery-minded.
Able to give clear advice without overcomplicating issues.
Confident enough to challenge where necessary, but constructive in approach.
Organised, reliable and able to follow matters through to completion.
Comfortable working in a small team where flexibility and ownership are required.
Able to work at pace while maintaining professional judgement and legal accuracy.
Committed to lawful, ethical and transparent public sector delivery.
Language Requirements
Essential
An understanding of the importance of the Welsh language to the region and a willingness to develop Welsh language skills.
Desirable
Listening and Speaking - Able to deal with all aspects of the job verbally in a confident manner in both English and Welsh
Reading and Understanding - Able to use and interpret correctly any information in both English and Welsh from a wide variety of sources in order to deal with all aspects of the post
Writing - Able to present written information in both English and Welsh with complete confidence using the most appropriate language and style to meet the needs of the reader