Team Leader - Legal - Commercial, Property & Transformation

Closing Date: 19th October 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £66,522 - £69,516

Hours: 35 per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and ambitious solicitor to join Stirling Council's Governance Service as a Legal Team Leader - Commercial, Property & Transformation.

You will join the Legal Manager, the Chief Officer - Governance and the wider Governance Service to provide expert legal, commercial and governance advice on projects supporting Stirling Council's ambitions to deliver the best outcomes for its communities. Working closely with the Legal Manager your key responsibilities will be leading the Commercial and Property Team, the provision of practical legal advice across all the Council's service areas and supporting transformation programmes. You will develop and deliver innovative solutions while ensuring legal compliance, sound governance and effective risk management across the Council.

We are looking for an experienced solicitor with highly effective communication skills, leadership skills and who is a strategic thinker with a demonstrable track record of consistent achievement. Analytical skills, commercial awareness and astute political awareness are needed, together with a commitment to customer-focused public services. Working with colleagues across the organisation and external partners, you will build and develop relationships to deliver solutions and improvements for the benefit of all of our citizens.

This is a Politically Restricted Post.

If would like an informal chat on the role, then please email Siobhan Wilson at wilsonsi@stirling.gov.uk.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake Level 1 Disclosure check. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

Job Description

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The Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service) Pro-rated for part time roles.
• Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
• Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
• Carers Leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
• Access to Health & Wellbeing support
• Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lift share Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme