We are seeking an experienced Property Lawyer to join a well-established legal team in London on a permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer to provide legal support across a varied property portfolio, advising on a broad range of real estate matters while working closely with internal stakeholders and external advisers.
The successful candidate will play a key role in managing property transactions, supporting business objectives, and ensuring legal risks are effectively managed across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial property documents, including leases, lease renewals, licences, easements and ancillary agreements.
- Advise on acquisitions, disposals and asset management matters across the property portfolio.
- Provide pragmatic legal advice on landlord and tenant issues, property management and real estate transactions.
- Support business teams on property-related projects and strategic initiatives.
- Instruct and manage external counsel where required.
- Identify legal risks and provide commercially focused solutions.
- Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders including property, commercial and operational teams.
- Keep up to date with relevant legal and regulatory developments affecting commercial property.
Key Requirements
- Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales (or equivalent common law jurisdiction).
- Experience advising on commercial property matters, gained either in private practice or in-house.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills across a range of real estate documents.
- Good understanding of landlord and tenant law and general commercial property transactions.
- Commercially minded with the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-motivated with strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Experience
- Experience supporting large property portfolios or multi-site organisations.
- In-house legal experience is beneficial but not essential.
- Exposure to property development, infrastructure or asset management matters would be advantageous.
About Elevate
Elevate is a global provider of consulting, technology, and services for law departments and law firms. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our team of 1,600+ legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operates across the United States, Europe, the UK, Asia, Hong Kong, and Australia.
Legal Talent is our flexible resourcing division, redefining careers in the legal industry. We connect exceptional legal professionals with the evolving needs of our customers through a curated, world-class global talent community and advanced, technology-enabled search capabilities. We are proud to have been ranked Band 1 in Chambers’ Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.
Our Vision: A world where legal and business teams achieve extraordinary outcomes together.
At Legal Talent, equity and inclusion are fundamental to our success. As The Law Company, transforming the legal business landscape, we believe a diverse and inclusive culture is essential for attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s top talent. We empower our people to bring their authentic selves to work because diversity of experience and perspective drives innovation and simply makes good business sense.
As strong advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Legal Talent is committed to hiring talented professionals from all backgrounds.
We invite you to join the Legal Talent team and help us reshape the legal industry, making a real impact on the legal universe.
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