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ROLE: Senior Property Lawyer
LOCATION: Bedfordshire (Hybrid Minimum 2 days per week in Bedford)
SALARY: £49,498 to £53,578
Key Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a small legal team, providing supervision, guidance, and support on property-related legal matters. Ensure your team delivers high-quality legal services within agreed timeframes and to a high standard.
- Legal Advice: Advise on complex and high-profile property matters, particularly related to the Councils property portfolio, including acquisitions, disposals, and leases.
- Procurement & Commissioning: Provide legal advice and support on procurement and commissioning processes, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
- Conveyancing: Lead on conveyancing matters, ensuring legal processes related to property transactions are carried out efficiently and in accordance with legal and regulatory standards.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with other Council departments to provide integrated legal support and advice, ensuring that the legal needs of the property portfolio are met.
- Performance Management: Oversee the professional development of your team, ensuring that all members are supported in their roles, motivated, and working to the best of their abilities.
- Qualified Solicitor or Barrister: Must hold a current practicing certificate.
- Property Law Expertise: Extensive experience in property law, including procurement, commissioning, and conveyancing.
- Staff Management: Proven experience managing a legal team, with a focus on developing staff and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Legal Strategy: Strong strategic thinking with the ability to advise on complex legal matters and manage high-profile projects.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
This role requires a hybrid working arrangement with a minimum of 2 days per week in Bedford. Candidates must have staff management experience in a legal environment and be able to handle complex property-related legal matters effectively.
If thisSenior Property Lawyer role sounds like an opportunity of interest, please feel free to reach out to Lloyd Stanley on01772 208969, or email . We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £500.
