You must have a degree, relevant professional qualification, and extensive legal experience as a UK-qualified solicitor, ideally from a private practice law firm or local authority.

You will provide legal advice, draft and negotiate commercial agreements, manage legal files, and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.

Legal

United Kingdom

Chelmsford

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a higher education institution in the UK offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional courses across a wide range of disciplines. The university's mission is to transform lives through innovative, inclusive, and impactful education and research. ARU aims to empower students with the knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to achieve their ambitions and contribute positively to society. The university is dedicated to fostering a supportive and dynamic learning environment that promotes personal and professional growth.

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Anglia Ruskin University

Transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research: aru.ac.uk

<p></p><div><div><b>About ARU:</b></div><br>
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ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).<br>
ARU&rsquo;s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK&rsquo;s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK&rsquo;s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.</div><br>
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About the Role:</b></div><br>
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We&rsquo;ve an exciting, permanent in-house opportunity, offering flexible working including remote working at our leading business facing University. Our legal requirements reflect our mixture of academic excellence and engagement with the commercial world, making us a lively forward-thinking place to work.</div><br>
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As a solicitor within the University, you&rsquo;ll provide legal advice independently as part of a small legal team to internal clients on a wide range of commercial, IT and property law matters. Key responsibilities will include drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements, so you&rsquo;ll need to have excellent drafting and other technical legal skills. You&rsquo;ll also be responsible for the day-to-day management of your own legal files. You&rsquo;ll help to ensure that we&rsquo;re compliant with our legal and regulatory obligations so we can withstand scrutiny by relevant external bodies as well as legal challenges.</div><br>
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With a degree plus demonstrable professional experience for the role or relevant professional / degree level qualification (chartered where appropriate), ideally, you&rsquo;ll have strong training and post qualification experience from a recognised private practice law firm or local authority, although all background experience will be considered. You&rsquo;ll be a current UK qualified solicitor with significant and substantial experience working in a legal role.</div><br>
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Informal enquiries can be made to Michelle Lawlor-Perkins, Head of Legal at Michelle.Lawlor-Perkins@aru.ac.uk or on 01245 684213</div><br>
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Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.</div><br>
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We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement (including a shut down over the Christmas period in addition to your holiday entitlement), occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package.</div>
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Visit our benefits page for full details.</div><br>
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Interviews will take place on Wednesday 26th March 2025 at our Chelmsford campus.</b></div><br>
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
</i></b></div><div><b><i>We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.</i></b></div><br>
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We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.</div><br>
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Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.</i></b></div><br>
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.</div><br>
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Guidance Notes:</b></div>
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Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.</div></div><div></div>
<br><div><div><div>Job Category</div> <div>Administrative</div>
</div><div><div>Vacancy Type</div> <div>Permanent</div>
</div><div><div>Employment Type</div> <div>Part time</div>
</div><div><div>Salary From</div> <div>&pound;45,413 p.a. pro rata (plus &pound;7,500 p.a. pro rata)</div>
</div><div><div>Salary To</div> <div>&pound;55,755 p.a. pro rata (plus &pound;7,500 p.a. pro rata)</div>
</div><div><div>Location</div> <div>Chelmsford</div>
</div><div><div>Faculty/Prof Service</div> <div>Vice Chancellor's Office</div>
</div><div><div>Ref No </div><div>3349
</div></div><div><div>Closing Date </div><div>20/03/2025</div></div></div><div></div>

About ARU:


ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.


About the Role:


We’ve an exciting, permanent in-house opportunity, offering flexible working including remote working at our leading business facing University. Our legal requirements reflect our mixture of academic excellence and engagement with the commercial world, making us a lively forward-thinking place to work.


As a solicitor within the University, you’ll provide legal advice independently as part of a small legal team to internal clients on a wide range of commercial, IT and property law matters. Key responsibilities will include drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements, so you’ll need to have excellent drafting and other technical legal skills. You’ll also be responsible for the day-to-day management of your own legal files. You’ll help to ensure that we’re compliant with our legal and regulatory obligations so we can withstand scrutiny by relevant external bodies as well as legal challenges.


With a degree plus demonstrable professional experience for the role or relevant professional / degree level qualification (chartered where appropriate), ideally, you’ll have strong training and post qualification experience from a recognised private practice law firm or local authority, although all background experience will be considered. You’ll be a current UK qualified solicitor with significant and substantial experience working in a legal role.


Informal enquiries can be made to Michelle Lawlor-Perkins, Head of Legal at Michelle.Lawlor-Perkins@aru.ac.uk or on 01245 684213


Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.


We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement (including a shut down over the Christmas period in addition to your holiday entitlement), occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package.

Visit our benefits page for full details.


Interviews will take place on Wednesday 26th March 2025 at our Chelmsford campus.


We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.


We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.


Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.


We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.


Guidance Notes:

Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.
Job Category Administrative
Vacancy Type Permanent
Employment Type Part time
Salary From £45,413 p.a. pro rata (plus £7,500 p.a. pro rata)
Salary To £55,755 p.a. pro rata (plus £7,500 p.a. pro rata)
Location Chelmsford
Faculty/Prof Service Vice Chancellor's Office
Ref No 3349
Closing Date 20/03/2025

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