Property Counsel in Surrey

ARM have an exciting opportunity for a Property Counsel to be a part of a major project within the UK.

The Role

• Assist with the drafting, updating and maintaining standard form template documentation in order to continuously improve performance and compliance, consistency across the business and effective working practices.
• Assist in the preparation of legal advice and other reports and briefings for staff across HS2, to maintain open communication and support decision making.
• Advise with appropriate supervision on contentious land and property matters including landlord and tenant disputes, residential, commercial and agricultural possession, debt recovery, valuation disputes, trespass situations, access issues and title issues.
• Manage with appropriate supervision all property litigation matters including advice on strategy, case management, settlements, evidence, deadlines, disclosure, trial preparations, witness preparation, costs.
• Advise with appropriate supervision on Alternative Dispute Resolution policy and procedure and application in individual cases.

Requirements

• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team in a high pressured, demanding environment, on wide ranging contentious property matters.
• Ability to prepare property-related notices and court proceedings.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and externally, and to build effective working relationships.
• Problem solving skills, including working without established precedent or procedure.
• Ability to balance and prioritise numerous tasks, while maintaining attention to detail, and to deliver to deadlines.