Legal Counsel (Commercial Property)

Project People; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent legal firm in Reading is looking for a Legal Counsel specializing in Commercial Property. Ideal candidates should have 5-8 years of post-qualification experience and expertise in property litigation. The role includes advising on legal issues, managing external lawyers, and supporting project activities. This position offers a hybrid working model, with 2-3 days on-site. Interested applicants should send their CV to the provided email.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-8 years PQE required.
• Experience in landlord and tenant law is essential.
• Telecoms experience is a plus.
• Experience with Electronic Communications Code is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Advise on litigation/property issues and estate management queries.
• Analyse rights and negotiate with Site Providers.
• Deliver legal solutions within budget and strategy.
• Manage external lawyers and ensure compliance with documentation standards.
• Establish efficient processes and policies.
• Support project activities and collaborate with property colleagues.

Skills

Excellent Communication

Drafting skills

Negotiating skills

Ability to handle large workloads

Adaptability

Ability to work under pressure

Organised and efficient

Commercial property experience

Property litigation experience

Education

England and Wales Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Legal Counsel (Commercial Property)

Permanent Position

Reading (Hybrid - 2 or 3 days on-site)

Overview

The MBNL in-house legal team provides commercially focused and efficient legal solutions together with risk management support across all areas of the business from property to procurement. The team are responsible for a range of activities including delivering robust and legally sound contracts; dispute resolution and management; and supporting the wider Property & Legal function on all aspects of property acquisition, disposal and estate management.

The Legal Counsel (Property) will be responsible for providing high quality, nimble and commercially focused transactional property and property litigation support in relation to ongoing management of a network in excess of 20,000 sites.

Responsibilities

• Advise the business on general litigation/property/telecoms issues and general estate management queries
• Analyse legal rights and provide strategic commercially focused advice and/or negotiating (where applicable) with the Site Providers and/or their solicitor
• Deliver excellent legal solutions on target and to budget ensuring external legal spend is effective and efficient
• Manage external lawyers appointed by MBNL to include approving documentation and ensuring that the external lawyers deliver: (a) to agreed strategy, standards and service levels; (b) within defined timescales; (c) to budget; and (d) with added value, and provide reporting / management information as required by MBNL
• Assist with establishing and constantly improving effective and efficient processes and policies, particularly with regards to leveraging the Electronic Communications Code
• Support and facilitate project activities/deliverables on all sites
• Work closely with property colleagues to support their business requirements as well as reporting to the Shareholders

Qualifications

• An England and Wales Qualified Solicitor
• Minimum of 5-8 years PQE
• Commercial property or property litigation experience (essential)
• Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (essential)
• We would welcome applications from candidates with private practice and/or in-house experience in the above fields
• Ability to handle large workloads and to adapt and learning new skills
• Excellent Communication, Drafting and Negotiating skills
• Ability to work well and thrive under pressure
• Organised, efficient, enthusiastic and resilient
• An ability to work in a rapidly changing environment with complex and occasionally challenging relationships.
• Nice to have Telecoms experience
• Electronic Communications Code (desirable but not essential)

If interested and to know more about the role, please share your CV with me - [e-mail]

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