Leads legal work on a portfolio of real estate held by an international institutional client in Islamabad: title searches, ownership verification, written title opinions and property transactions.
About the work
An international institutional client holds property in Islamabad and needs a property lawyer to establish and document clear title, advise on leases and renewals, and take transactions through to registration. You will be the named lead lawyer and the client's main point of contact on legal matters.
What you will do
- Carry out title searches and verify chain of ownership from the land registry, sub-registrar offices, revenue records (fard, mutation, jamabandi) and development-authority files
- Prepare clear, well-reasoned written title opinions and reports in English
- Draft and review sale, lease, transfer and related property documents
- Advise on ground leases, renewals and replacing missing or defective title documents
- Obtain no-objection certificates and approvals from the relevant authorities, through to closing and registration
- Keep accurate files, deadlines and progress reports, and handle every matter in confidence
Must have
- Enrolled advocate with a Pakistani bar council; High Court enrolment preferred
- Completed LLB/LLM, with post-qualification experience in a reputable law firm
- 5 to 7 years' post-qualification, hands-on property law and conveyancing experience, including title searches you conducted personally
- Working knowledge of Islamabad land records, registration practice and CDA procedures
- Professional written and spoken English for formal opinions and reports
- Resident in Islamabad or Rawalpindi, or able to relocate to Islamabad
- Two professional references and willingness to undergo background verification
Nice to have
- Experience acting for corporate, institutional or international clients
- Property sales requiring approvals from several authorities
- Experience with property matters for international organisations or foreign institutional clients
Advocates who have personally walked a file through the registry and revenue offices and can explain the result clearly in writing.
Equal opportunity
Aliff Solutions provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, or marital status.
Islamabad, Pakistan · Fixed-term contract
About the work
An international institutional client holds property in Islamabad and needs a property lawyer to establish and document clear title, advise on leases and renewals, and take transactions through to registration. You will be the named lead lawyer and the client's main point of contact on legal matters.
What you will do
- Carry out title searches and verify chain of ownership from the land registry, sub-registrar offices, revenue records (fard, mutation, jamabandi) and development-authority files
- Prepare clear, well-reasoned written title opinions and reports in English
- Draft and review sale, lease, transfer and related property documents
- Advise on ground leases, renewals and replacing missing or defective title documents
- Obtain no-objection certificates and approvals from the relevant authorities, through to closing and registration
- Keep accurate files, deadlines and progress reports, and handle every matter in confidence
Must have
- Enrolled advocate with a Pakistani bar council; High Court enrolment preferred
- Completed LLB/LLM, with post-qualification experience in a reputable law firm
- 5 to 7 years' post-qualification, hands-on property law and conveyancing experience, including title searches you conducted personally
- Working knowledge of Islamabad land records, registration practice and CDA procedures
- Professional written and spoken English for formal opinions and reports
- Resident in Islamabad or Rawalpindi, or able to relocate to Islamabad
- Two professional references and willingness to undergo background verification
Nice to have
- Experience acting for corporate, institutional or international clients
- Property sales requiring approvals from several authorities
- Experience with property matters for international organisations or foreign institutional clients
Who tends to do well
Advocates who have personally walked a file through the registry and revenue offices and can explain the result clearly in writing.
Equal opportunity
Aliff Solutions provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, or marital status.