Head of Legal Land Team - Solicitor

Persimmon plc; Exeter; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health Care

Life Cover & Pension

Bonus

Employee Benefits Platform

Zusammenfassung

Persimmon Homes in Exeter is seeking an In-House Solicitor to head the Legal Land Team. The role reports to the Group Solicitor and concentrates on property and land matters across the business, with a focus on affordable housing.

The successful candidate will manage the Land team’s day-to-day activities, travel between regional offices as required, and provide expert advice on planning, infrastructure and disposal matters.

Qualifikationen

• Must be a solicitor or fully qualified legal executive.
• Experience in affordable housing or land matters is beneficial.
• Previous house builder experience is advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Dealing with day-to-day management of the Legal Land team in Exeter.
• Developing relationships between regional offices and travel between offices as needed.
• Work will be predominantly property-focused, specialising in affordable housing and land matters, with some planning and infrastructure work and disposal support.

Jobbeschreibung

Job Title: In-House Solicitor - Head of Legal Land Team - Exeter

Location: Exeter, EX2

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity?Join Persimmon Homes as aIn-HouseSolicitorand step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We’re one of theUK’s largest and most establishedhousebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a In-House Solicitor, you’ll benefit from:

• 5* housebuilder -Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Health Care
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform– giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed todiversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

This is an exciting opportunity for aIn-House Solicitor to join the Legal Team. This role typically reports to the Group Solicitor. The role will work within the Land/HA sector of the Legal Team working for various divisional offices across the Group.

What you’ll do as a In-House Solicitor - Head of Legal Land Team

• Dealing with the day to day management of the Legal Land team in Exeter
• Developing relationships between the regional offices and you will be required to travel between our regional offices from time to time
• The work to be undertaken will be predominantly property focussed, specialising in affordable housing and investor sales but also advising on general land matters, assisting with disposal matters and include some planning and infrastructure work

What experience do I need?

• You must be a solicitor or a fully qualified legal executive
• Experience in the following areas would be beneficial: affordable housing sales, section 106 agreements, infrastructure agreements, undertaking property due diligence and reporting on title.
• Previous experience of working for a house builder (either in-house or in private practice) would be an advantage
• Computer literate, have good social and communication skills and a confident telephone manner