Senior Legal Counsel: Property (Part Time)

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain is seeking a Senior Property Counsel in Welwyn Garden City. This role involves providing legal advice on property matters, review of legal documents, and working closely with operations. The ideal candidate will be a qualified Real Estate Lawyer with excellent skills and at least 5 years of experience. The company offers a competitive perks package including a substantial bonus scheme, private medical insurance, and a supportive hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary

Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day

Private medical insurance

26 weeks maternity leave at full pay

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of litigation, planning/construction law, employment law, and competition law a plus.
• Experience in instructing external counsel and specialist lawyers where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercially minded legal advice and mentorship to the business on all areas of property law.
• Review all types of property documents and advise on risks and issues across all areas of the Property plan.
• Partner with colleagues from the Tesco Property and Legal teams to ensure timely property matters.

Skills

Excellent technical and interpersonal skills

Outstanding stakeholder management

Commercial, practical and innovative outlook

Education

Qualified Real Estate Lawyer (5 year PQE+)

Job description

Tesco UK • Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City • Apply by 05-Dec-2025

The Senior Property Counsel will report to the Head of Legal - Property & Transformation and will collaborate closely with the Property, Legal, and wider operational and support teams across Tesco Group. This role requires demonstrating legal expertise to contribute to and support the delivery of Tesco Property's strategy and operational objectives!

What is in it for you

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

You will be responsible for

• Provide commercially minded legal advice and mentorship to the business on all areas of property law.
• Review all types of property documents and advise on risks and issues across all areas of the Property plan (including acquisitions, disposals, asset management).
• Partnering with colleagues from the Tesco Property and Legal teams to ensure property matters are addressed in a timely and risk-balanced manner to meet business requirements.
• Support on Property governance including input into board papers.
• Working together with external law firms to share knowledge and standard process to ensure the efficient delivery of property legal services to the business.
• Ensure that all external legal advice is provided in an efficient way, including the negotiation and management of external legal fees.
• Management of relevant property policies and processes, including any property related compliance training
• Support with the development of our property legal capability in India.

You will need

• Qualified Real Estate Lawyer (5 year PQE+)
• Excellent technical and interpersonal skills.
• Solid understanding of litigation, planning/construction law, employment law and competition law a plus.
• Experience in instructing external counsel and specialist lawyers where applicable.
• Outstanding stakeholder management.
• A commercial, practical and innovative outlook.

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