Location: London Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent Our client is a fast-growing London-based real estate developer and investor with an active pipeline across residential, mixed-use, and build-to-rent schemes. The business has expanded significantly in recent years and continues to scale its development and investment platform. They are seeking a commercially focused In-House Counsel to support across land acquisitions, development finance, and commercial contracts. This is a broad, high-impact role working closely with investment, development, and finance teams, providing pragmatic legal advice in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment. Lead legal due diligence and transaction management on land acquisitions, option agreements, and conditional contracts Advise on title matters, planning obligations (Section 106), overage, and restrictive covenants Manage external solicitors on complex transactions, ensuring quality and cost efficiency Banking & Finance Act as the lead legal contact on development finance transactions, including senior, mezzanine, and equity arrangements Review and negotiate facility agreements and security documentation Liaise with lenders and their legal advisers Commercial Contracts Advise on contractor and consultant terms, warranties, and novation agreements Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice to senior stakeholders Identify and manage legal risk across the development and investment pipeline Manage external legal panel and oversee legal spend Monitor regulatory developments and advise the business accordingly Strong grounding in real estate law, particularly land acquisition Experience with development finance and/or banking transactions Background in a reputable private practice environment Commercial and pragmatic approach to legal advice Experience across commercial contracts within a development or investment business
