Senior Legal Counsel

Macdonald & Company; Manchester; 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 involves drafting and negotiating real estate agreements, supporting corporate transactions, and mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate will have 4-6 years of PQE in real estate law and a strong commercial awareness. This position offers high autonomy and the chance to influence the company's growth.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• 4-6 years PQE in real estate law.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex property documents.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating real estate agreements.
• Conducting property due diligence.
• Providing legal support to corporate transactions.

Skills

Real Estate Law

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

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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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

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