Senior Legal Counsel

JR United Kingdom; Bolton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the electric vehicle and retail infrastructure sector seeks a Senior Legal Counsel. This role offers the opportunity to influence legal strategy within a dynamic team, focusing on real estate matters while collaborating across various departments. Ideal candidates will be qualified solicitors with solid real estate experience, ready to mentor and support business operations.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus

High autonomy and influence

Exposure to a variety of legal issues

Qualifications

• 4–6 years’ PQE (or more) in real estate law.
• Confidence in drafting complex property documents.
• Ability to work independently with a varied legal workload.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate real estate agreements.
• Conduct property due diligence and produce reports.
• Support corporate transactions with legal input.

Skills

Real estate law

Negotiation

Drafting

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

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Senior Legal Counsel, bolton, greater manchester

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Client:

Macdonald & Company

Location:

bolton, greater manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Views:

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Are you a skilled real estate lawyer ready to play a central role in a business with big ambitions and a purpose-driven mission?
I'm thrilled to be working with a progressive and fast-growing corporate occupier making serious moves in the electric vehicle (EV) and retail infrastructure space. With a strong pipeline of new site development and a dynamic internal culture, this business is offering the opportunity for an experienced legal professional to truly influence change and growth from within.
Joining a small but highly effective legal team, the Senior Legal Counsel will support core real estate activity while also contributing across broader business areas. If you thrive in a role where legal is integral to strategy, not an afterthought, this is a compelling next step.
The Role
This is a broad and business-facing position, offering variety, autonomy, and collaboration across the company. You’ll be involved in:

• Drafting and negotiating a wide range of real estate agreements
• Conducting property due diligence and producing detailed reports on title and transactional documents
• Providing real estate support to corporate transactions and broader commercial activity
• Supporting the Utilities/EV infrastructure team on property-related legal matters
• Collaborating across departments to gather instructions and deliver actionable legal input
• Mentoring more junior team members on specific tasks and areas
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of Land Registry processes, VAT, and SDLT requirements
• Building strong relationships with, and managing, external legal counsel and the external Data Protection Officer as needed

The Person
You’ll be:

• A qualified solicitor with 4–6 years’ PQE (or more), with solid experience in real estate law
• Confident drafting and negotiating complex property documents
• Comfortable working independently and handling a varied legal workload
• Curious, commercially aware, and keen to be involved in shaping wider business strategy
• Ideally experienced in-house (though this isn’t essential)
• An excellent communicator who enjoys mentoring others and working cross-functionally

What’s on Offer

• Salary of £70,000–£80,000, plus performance-related bonus and benefits
• A chance to work at the heart of a fast-scaling, future-focused organisation
• High levels of autonomy and influence
• Exposure to a broad range of legal issues in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment

If you’re interested in a role where legal plays a central role in commercial decision-making and where your contributions will directly shape growthplease apply with your CV for immediate consideration.