- Rare opportunity for a property lawyer to move in-house
- Excellent culture and true work life balance
About Our Client
A well known house builder.
Job Description
- Lead legal support on land acquisitions, disposals and development transactions, including options, promotions and conditional contracts.
- Advise on legal risks throughout the residential development lifecycle, covering land, title, planning, infrastructure and property rights.
- Structure and negotiate complex development, investment and partnership arrangements, including joint ventures and forward-funding transactions.
- Support strategic growth initiatives across build-to-rent, affordable housing, rental investment and institutional partnerships.
- Provide commercially focused legal advice to senior stakeholders across Development, Land, Investment, Commercial and Finance teams.
- Lead complex negotiations and manage significant legal and regulatory risks within robust governance frameworks.
- Oversee plot sales, corporate property matters and office lease arrangements.
- Manage external legal advisers, ensuring high-quality service and effective cost control.
- Mentor and develop junior legal team members, enhancing technical expertise and commercial capability.
The Successful Applicant
- Qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales, with significant post-qualification experience in real estate, property and development
- Expert knowledge of land acquisition, residential development, disposals and the wider property lifecycle.
- Experience of build-to-rent, rental investment, affordable or social housing, institutional investment or working with public sector bodies would be advantageous but is not essential
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary
- Bonus
- Private Medical
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- Hybrid working of 2-3 days in the office
- Flexibility around childcare.
Job summary
- Job function
- Legal
- Subsector
- Property / Construction - In House
- Sector
- Property
- Where
- Bournemouth
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Consultant name
- Stacey Graham
- Consultant phone
- +44 118 933 7035
- Job reference
- JN-092026-7096335
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