Legal Counsel – Commercial Property

SUPERDRY; Warmley; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Staff discount 50%

Onsite parking

Cycle To Work

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Superdry is seeking a Legal Counsel - Commercial Property to support its retail estate with commercially focused legal advice on leases, projects, and strategic initiatives. You’ll collaborate with Property, Retail and Finance to drive commercial decisions and manage risk across a global property portfolio.

The role emphasizes partnering with the Property and Retail teams, progressing property growth initiatives, and contributing to the wider legal function’s continuous improvement through

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales.
• Minimum 2 years PQE in Commercial Property.
• In-house experience preferred or demonstrated in-house capability.

Responsibilities

• Advise on negotiation and implementation of commercial property agreements across Superdry’s retail estate.
• Support property litigation matters.
• Provide practical advice on property law, regulations and risk management.
• Act as a Legal Business Partner to Property and Retail teams and collaborate with Finance and People teams.

Skills

Commercial property

In-house experience

Commercial mindset

Job description

The Role

As Legal Counsel - Commercial Property, you’ll play a key role in supporting Superdry’s retail estate, providing commercially focused legal advice across lease negotiations, property projects and strategic business initiatives. Partnering with teams across Property, Retail and Finance, you’ll help drive commercial decisions, manage risk and ensure our property portfolio continues to support the success of the business.

You Will

• Advise on the negotiation and commercial implementation of a varied range of commercial property agreements covering every aspect of Superdry’s retail operations. You will be keen to learn more about wholesale and franchise.
• Support the General Counsel on property litigation matters.
• Provide highly commercial and practical advice on property laws and regulations. The property growth work being at the heart of Superdry’s turnaround strategy.
• Be a safe pair of hands within the wider Legal team which covers every aspect of Superdry’s global operations from sourcing, compliance, supply and sustainability to marketing, real estate, wholesale, licensing and franchise.
• Be a Legal Business Partner to Superdry’s Property and Retail functions. Working closely with business partners in Finance and the People Team.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships across the business and take time to understand Superdry’s strategy and commercial goals.
• Proactively drive continuous improvement in the wider legal team including the use of technology and other solutions to drive process improvements and manage risk.
• Think laterally and drive practical and innovative commercial solutions to problems.
• Manage the effective instruction of external counsel and other service providers.
• Manage the commercial property trackers and legal commercial property meetings. Be a senior stakeholder in the Property Portfolio Management meetings.

You Are

• A solicitor qualified to practice in England and Wales with experience in Commercial Property. As a guide, we are looking for someone with at least 2 years of post-qualification experience although all exceptional candidates will be considered.
• Commercially-minded, with an understanding of business operations, commerce and finance.
• Technically capable with knowledge of the property laws, regulations and processes which govern the key operative aspects of retail and consumer-led businesses.
• Experienced in working in a relevant in-house environment whether through secondment or through a previous in-house role.
• Meticulous and take personal pride in your work, instilling this approach throughout the team.
• A strong communicator able to present confidently to senior level decision makers.
• A highly organised, diligent person with exceptional attention to detail.
• A team player able to work effectively and collaboratively with the whole team.
• Not afraid to take decisions and are solutions driven - you get things done.
• Passionate, driven, high energy, resilient, and have an approach that embraces change, and an unflappable nature that helps you stay calm and functioning in challenging times.

Working for Superdry has never been so rewarding...

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, we also offer a holiday buying scheme
• An additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
• Family is massively important to us, so we have a broad range of family-friendly working policies in place, including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Company Pension scheme
• All employees are covered by our Life Assurance policy whilst working at Superdry. We feel it's important to offer protection for your family and loved ones in such a situation and to support this we offer life assurance cover which pays a lump sum equivalent either twice or four times your annual salary
• A big staff discount - naturally. Because we know that you love to wear Superdry, you’ll benefit from a 50% discount in store and online
• Our Head Office is home to our very own store for staff only where you can treat yourself to heavily discounted sample stock
• A health cash plan is open to all employees.
• Flexible working and core working hours between 10am - 4pm to help you achieve that all-important work-life balance
• Access to onsite parking and as part of our sustainable development goals, we have a selection of electrical car parking points freely available to staff.
• A range of learning and development materials to help you in your career and grow with us
• We like to give back, so we allow our employees time off for volunteering work
• A global employee assistance plan in place that you can access anytime you want - it’s free and confidential
• You’ll also have access to a Cycle To Work Scheme
• A range of local discounts with businesses across Gloucestershire

At Superdry, everyone has a voice and we want to hear it. We create environments where individuality can flourish and is celebrated as part of who we are as a brand. We’re incredibly proud that over 90% of our people feel strongly that they can be themselves at work.

We want to meet people with varied backgrounds because we understand that diversity of thought encourages new ideas to thrive, fuelling creativity and enabling us to do better work. We want to build a team which represents a variety of backgrounds, styles, perspectives, and skills; we hire people based on their merit and potential.

We also welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Superdry and will always accommodate it where possible.

Please note that some jobs may be closed earlier than the published closing date if we get a high volume of applications. We therefore advise that you complete your application at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

Who we are

Superdry is a British, founder-led brand with a truly global presence. We’ve been proudly creating world-class product for almost two decades, offering genuine choice to our customers with our curated style collections.

Our mission is to be the No. 1 sustainable style destination, delivering product that is authentic with unmatched quality and true integrity, much like our people.

We are on an ambitious journey to serve our diverse community through a premium brand that’s focused on the future, prioritises sustainability, leads with craft, and celebrates culture. We need talented people to join us on the adventure, is this you?