Locum Commercial Property Team Lead

Venn Group - Birmingham; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Locum Commercial Property Team Lead for maternity cover in the East Midlands. In this flexible role, you will lead a team of solicitors, manage diverse property caseloads, and engage in strategic conversations, ensuring continuity during the current team leader's absence. Ideal candidates will be qualified solicitors with strong leadership capabilities and a background in commercial property and regeneration.

Qualifications

• Experienced solicitor with proven experience in commercial property and regeneration work.
• Strong team leadership or supervisory experience.
• Flexible and confident in managing competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision to a high-performing property team.
• Manage a mixed caseload of commercial and residential property work.
• Represent the team in key meetings, requiring some in-person attendance.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial Property Experience

Regeneration Projects

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Locum Commercial Property Team Lead (Maternity Cover) – East Midlands – Rate DOE

Location: Hybrid – Office presence preferred, but not essential, 1–2 days per week
Contract: 12 Month+ Contract (Maternity Cover)
Hours: 3–4 days per week (Flexible on days)
Hourly Rate: Dependant on Experience

Start Date: Ideally mid-August (to allow for a handover before mid-September)

About the Role:
We’re seeking an experienced and qualified solicitor to lead a busy Commercial Property and Regeneration team on a maternity cover basis. You’ll step into a key leadership role within a supportive and growing team, providing vital continuity as the current team lead heads off on maternity leave.

This is a broad and varied position focused on commercial and residential property, regeneration projects, and elements of planning and procurement – though you’re not expected to cover every technical area. The team includes 8–9 people.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Providing day-to-day leadership and supervision to a small but high-performing property team
• Managing a mixed caseload of commercial and residential property work, with a focus on regeneration
• Representing the team in key meetings – some in-person attendance required
• Supporting junior staff, including oversight and mentoring

About You:

• A qualified solicitor with proven experience in commercial property and regeneration work
• Strong team leadership or supervisory experience
• Comfortable handling a broad caseload and stepping into strategic conversations
• Flexible, pragmatic, and confident in managing competing priorities

To discuss the role in more detail, please contact Phoebe Maries or Felicity Woodbridge on 07441916438 or email via [e-mail]

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all candidates

Due to the large volume of applications, it is impossible to provide feedback for every applicant. If one of the team have not contacted you within 48 hours, then please assume your application has been unsuccessful in this instance.

Locum Commercial Property Team Lead (Maternity Cover) – East Midlands – Rate DOE