Legal Advisor

ESP Utilities Group Ltd; Leatherhead; Vor Ort; GBP 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Holidays: 26 days, increasing over time

Bonus

Enhanced Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Life insurance

Employee training programmes

Employee Rewards Portal

Enhanced family-friendly benefits

One volunteering day per year

Enhanced Family Friendly benefits

Volunteering day

Zusammenfassung

A leading utilities provider in Leatherhead is seeking a Senior Associate to manage legal transactions and supervise junior legal team members. Responsibilities include negotiating land rights and providing legal advice on various matters. Candidates should have extensive experience in leasehold and freehold transactions and be proficient in legal matters related to the utilities sector. This full-time position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifikationen

• Experience dealing with easements, deeds of covenants, and licences to alter.
• Experience in the energy and/or utility sector is desirable.
• Experience supervising or managing junior staff is desirable.
• Energy/utilities sector experience desirable.
• Experience supervising junior staff desirable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; well-organised.

Aufgaben

• Manage utilities leases and wayleaves from instruction to completion.
• Supervise junior members of the legal team.
• Provide legal advice and support to colleagues regarding legal matters.
• Negotiate the legal framework for major and minor utility schemes.
• Negotiate the legal framework supporting major/minor Gas/Electricity/Water/Heat schemes.
• Supervise Paralegals and Legal Assistants on land rights transactions.
• Interact with stakeholders to update on status of legal matters.

Kenntnisse

Experience managing and negotiating leasehold and freehold purchases

Strong communication and inter-personal skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Proficient with MS Office

Ausbildung

Chartered Institute of Legal Executives or Qualified Solicitor

Qualified Solicitor

Tools

MS Office

Jobbeschreibung

About ESP Utilities Group Ltd

ESP operates as an Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) and Independent Gas Transporter (IGT) in a highly competitive sector. We own and operate over 900,000 electricity and water assets providing “last mile” connectivity to residential and commercial premises.

Our business model is to adopt networks constructed by our accredited partners and to operate and manage these networks safely and efficiently.

Role Purpose

• Managing and negotiating land rights transactions from instruction to completion.
• Supervising junior members of the legal team.
• Identifying risk in relation to legal matters and developing and implementing appropriate mitigations.
• Assisting with the resolution of complex legal matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage utilities leases, transfers and wayleaves, from instruction to completion.
• Provide ad-hoc legal advice and support to ESP colleagues relating to legal matters.
• Provide instructions to external counsel on land rights projects.
• Develop and draft bespoke contract terms for land rights where appropriate to reflect the needs of ESP.
• Be involved in the negotiation of the legal framework supporting major and minor Gas/Electricity/Water/Heat schemes which are nationally significant.
• Supervise Paralegals and Legal Assistants on land rights transactions, helping them assess the risk of proposed amendments to ESP deeds/leases.
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders to provide updates and guidance on the status of legal matters.

Person Specification

• Experience managing and negotiating leasehold and freehold purchase and sales.
• Experience dealing with easements, deeds of covenants, licences to alter.
• Experience dealing with the legalities of large scale residential and/or commercial developments.
• Experience within the energy and/or utility sector (desirable).
• Experience supervising or managing junior members of staff (desirable).
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and external parties. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strongly analytical, with well-developed problem solving skills and proficient with MS Office.
• A good organiser with a natural ability to plan and organise to achieve objectives and targets.

Qualifications

Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (or working towards), or Qualified Solicitor.

Benefits include

• Holidays: 26 days, going up to 27 after 3 years and up to 28 after 5 years of employment. The company gives you the opportunity to buy/sell up to 3 days per year.
• Bonus
• Enhance Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life insurance
• Company training programmes to help you develop.
• Employee Rewards Portal: access to exclusive discounts and flexible benefits such as Cycle to Work and EV car Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Enhanced Family Friendly benefits: Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and paid time off when receiving fertility treatment.
• Volunteering day: one day a year fully paid.

Senior level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industry

Utilities

Location

Leatherhead, England, United Kingdom