Head of Legal - Property Investment Fund - London (10yrs+)
- Recruiter
- gmk
- Location
- London, England
- Salary
- £122 - £150000 per annum
- Posted
- 30 Jan 2015
- Closes
- 20 Feb 2015
- Ref
- 21275
- Contact
- Liam Taaffe
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Corporate, Private Equity, Real Estate
- PQE
- 7+ Years
- Experience Level
- Management/Head of Department
Our client is a leading real estate investment management company with offices in the US, London and Asia PAC. They have invested and committed in excess of £5 billion in real estate transactions comprising of some the world's most prestigious properties. They now require a Legal Director to focus on executing real estate transactions (acquisitions, financings, asset management and dispositions) to assist with a 5 year plan for acquiring £700m of property investments annually.
The Role
You will report to the Global head of Legal and work from their exclusive West London office where you will have sole responsibility for the entire range of legal function of the UK business. You will advise the CEO on all legal matters relating to quasi legal negotiations, acquisitions, Finance, Real Estate and Planning law. The work will involve assisting in the high value portfolio financings, acquisitions and disposals, development, portfolio management. You will be a trusted adviser to this high net worth family-owned business by offering strategic advice to the CEO by delivering pragmatic methods to maximise business value through appropriate use of legal best practices. This position will have genuine career development where you will be required to establish a full functional legal team for the UK business. As part of this role you will structure and manage property transactions including review of due diligence materials, the review and approval of confidentiality agreements, term sheets, letters of intent, purchase and sale agreements, lease agreements, credit and financing agreements, inter-creditor agreements, and joint venture agreements, as well as advising on all legal and regulatory issues that arise from investments, asset management and dispositions in Europe.
Candidates
Must be a UK trained and qualified lawyer with a minimum of 10 years PQE of which includes 3 years (minimum) PQE gained from a leading real estate team. Candidates must have trained with a distinguished Private Equity Real Estate Team of a Magic Circle or Top 20 UK Law firm. Excellent academics (minimum 2.1) from a leading University and/or Law School and in-house experience gained (secondments will be considered). Ideally you will have a real estate corporate/M&A background including acquisition and financing transactions. Candidates must have experience of successfully managing transactions from origination to execution. This position will require a lawyer with team management experience as you'll be encouraged to establish a fully functional legal team by 2016.
We are expecting a high volume of applications for this opportunity, so please only apply on the basis that you reach the expectations clearly highlighted above i.e. Training from a leading Law Firm, top class academics, 10 -20 yrs PQE (only) and Transactional Real Estate expertise.
Contact
For further information please contact Liam Taaffe on +44 207 1833 097 or email a copy of your CV to: liam.taaffe@gmk-legal.co.uk
Linkedin: uk.linkedin.com/in/liamtaaffe
Twitter: @liamtaaffe
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