Legal Counsel - Real Estate

Lex Consultancy Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 96,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

Lex Consultancy Recruitment is seeking a Real Estate & Corporate Lawyer for a private market investment firm in Dublin on a 6-9 month FTC, part-time (3 days per week).

The role covers live transactions, asset management, real estate exits, and complex financing, with emphasis on disposals, lender negotiations, enforcement, restructuring and commercial disputes. You will coordinate with external solicitors and the internal real estate team.

Qualifications

• Experience advising on complex real estate, financing or commercial matters.
• Experience with property disposals, secured lending, enforcement, restructuring or disputes would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead property acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and development transactions.
• Manage real estate exits and asset sale processes, including due diligence, documentation and completion.
• Advise on property financings, refinancings, security arrangements and lender negotiations.
• Manage enforcement, asset protection, restructuring and recovery strategies as required.
• Oversee commercial litigation, settlement discussions and other contentious matters.
• Advise on construction, development and property-related agreements.
• Manage shareholder, investor and joint venture matters connected with the real estate portfolio.
• Instruct and manage external solicitors and counsel, including legal strategy, scope and costs.
• Advise senior management on legal risk, transaction structuring, governance and commercially sensitive matters.
• Oversee and support the internal real estate legal team.

Skills

Real estate law

Commercial litigation

Financing & secured lending

Enforcement & restructuring

Joint ventures & investments

Contract drafting & negotiation

Job description

This position is offered as a 6-9 month FTC on a part-time basis ( 3 days per week) whereby the successful candidate will be employed directly by a private market investment firm in their Dublin office.

The role will involve responsibility for a varied portfolio of live transactions, asset management matters and strategic projects, with a particular focus on real estate exits, portfolio realisation and the management of complex financing and enforcement workstreams. Experience advising on complex real estate, financing or commercial matters, experience of property disposals, secured lending, enforcement, restructuring or commercial disputes would be advantageous.

• Key responsibilities will include: Leading property acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and development transactions.
• Managing real estate exits and asset sale processes, including due diligence, transaction documentation and completion.
• Advising on property financings, refinancings, security arrangements and lender negotiations.
• Managing enforcement, asset protection, restructuring and recovery strategies where required.
• Overseeing commercial litigation, settlement discussions and other contentious matters.
• Advising on construction, development and property-related agreements.
• Managing shareholder, investor and joint venture matters connected with the real estate portfolio.
• Instructing and managing external solicitors and counsel, including legal strategy, scope and costs.
• Advising senior management on legal risk, transaction structuring, governance and commercially sensitive matters.
• Overseeing and supporting the internal real estate legal team.

This is an urgent requirement with an almost immediate start date.