Contracts and Procurement Solicitor (Entry Level) WCC624280

Contracts and Procurement Solicitor (Entry Level) WCC624280

Salary range: £42,912 - £49,155 per annum. Salary negotiable depending upon experience.
Work location: Kensington Town Hall, Hornton St, London W8 7NX
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 21 June 2026
Interview date: Week Commencing 29 June 2026

About Us:

We are expanding our Contracts & Procurement Legal Team and are recruiting three new roles in response to increasing workload, demand and a growing portfolio of interesting projects. This is a fantastic opportunity for a newly qualified solicitor ready to progress their career into procurement and commercial contracts. We deliver effective legal services to our local authority clients, Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. We handle a wide range of legal matters and offer advice on each council's priorities, some of which is in the public eye.

We'd like you to bring your energy and skill to your own routine caseload and as a support to your coworker's caseloads. You'll take the time to listen to clients and colleagues, so that you can offer them the best support. You'll be sure to offer clear, professional and consistent advice. Your day to day tasks will include managing a caseload of contract and procurement matters, drafting legal documentation, advising on governance reports and proof reading documents. You will be always open to improve your own skills and the wider legal service.

We're often juggling multiple deadlines at once, and must adhere to strict processes for compliance and governance, so it's inevitable that you'll sharpen your time management skills here.

You'll be joining a supportive, inclusive and flexible team. Teamworking and knowledge sharing to find an innovative solution is crucial to us. From juniors to those with 30+ years' experience, we have a wide range of expertise, and so there are many minds that you can learn from.

We're looking for someone experienced at dealing with and advising on contracts and public procurement matters. You'll bring knowledge of contracts and procurement law (including the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023), alongside a broad understanding of local government law - particularly decision making processes. Plus, you've drafted legal documents such as service contracts, deeds of variation, grant agreements, and construction contracts.

You can take initiative and be trusted to effectively prioritise your own workload. At the same time, you're looking forward to the opportunity to learn from and work with your colleagues.

You'll bring a strong, clear command of written and spoken English, including the ability to influence others. It's important that you're able to work constructively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

We'd like you to demonstrate a proactive attitude to problem solving and be able to handle competing urgent demands under pressure.

To be eligible, you'll be a qualified solicitor entitled to practice in England and Wales. We'll also accept applications from trainees who are due to be admitted as a solicitor.

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision making and help to determine the city's future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities & where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe. At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage & welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be our best, that is Our Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit

As a forward thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.

The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.