General Commercial Lawyer

Fantastic opportunity to join the In House team of one of the largest and leading property service providers . This is a great opportunity to join a small and very collaborative team.

The In House team provides general commercial support across all of the group and with a particular focus within the B2B, commercial agency and financial services divisions, comprising the following business lines:

• Surveying,
• Conveyancing,
• Property management and consultancy,
• Commercial property services,
• Property auctions, 
• Residential property developers and funds, and
• Mortgage and protection insurance services (FCA regulated).

Duties include: Commercial Contracts, IP, compliance and regulation, Corporate and other ad hoc In House duties.

Professional qualifications: Solicitor/Barrister and around 2-3 PQE as a guide, although candidates outside this bracket with the appropriate level of experience will also be considered.

You should have experience of providing commercially focused legal advice, with a reputable law firm or in-house experience.

• Contracting excellence expected. Ideally proven experience of advising in:
  • IT services contracts and arrangements
  • Data protection
  • Public sector procurement
• Initiative and self-motivated with ambition to develop legal and other skills
• Flexibility and good interpersonal skills, with proactive can-do approach and ability to work as part of a team across the business areas
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to adapt style for different audiences, and to summarise and simplify issues
• Highly developed organisational skills to prioritise workload, with a high attention to detail and accuracy
• Enjoy working directly with the business functions and innate desire to understand the drivers and motivations of the different teams that the role supports

If you are interested in hearing further please call Francine on 07825 101012 or email your cv via The Lawyer.

We appreciate your time taken in making your application with us and aim to acknowledge it within 48 hours of receiving. If, however, you do not hear back within the above period then unfortunately your application has not been successful and your confidential particulars will no longer remain with us. With the best will in the world we would love to reply to each and every applicant, however, please bear in mind due to high demand, this will not always be possible. We wish you all the best in your further pursuits.

Please be aware that the use of PQE and salary brackets in our advertisements are solely to be used as guidance only.