Legal Counsel

Responsibilities

• You’ll play a key role in supporting and enabling the business to achieve its objectives whilst effectively managing risk. Our lawyers support across all areas of the Knight Frank business, meaning your day-to-day workload will be broad-ranging and constantly evolving.
• You’ll draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements with key suppliers, clients and partners in the business, including terms of business, client engagements, framework agreements, call‑off agreements, NDAs, duty of care deeds and reliance letters.
• You’ll become a trusted and pragmatic adviser to the business, leading and assisting with the resolution of dispute matters, advising on intellectual property queries, data protection, as well as playing a key role in technological and digital projects and other strategic business‑wide projects.
• You’ll develop strong and trusted relationships with key stakeholders. You’ll support the business in dispute resolution, particularly in relation to debt recovery claims, advising key stakeholders on potential courses of action, settlement and procedure, as well as liaising with external counsel where necessary to escalates claims.
• You’ll have the opportunity to get involved in matters affecting our global offices, the establishment of new office openings, disposals and acquisitions, alliances and partnerships. You’ll support and contribute towards the strategic development and daily operations of Knight Frank’s Legal Team, helping to shape its operations and introduce improvements in service.
• Instruct and manage external counsel within agreed policy and budget. You’ll work in close collaboration with our panel law firms for specialist advice (including regulatory, data privacy and intellectual property).

Qualifications

• You’ll have at least three years post qualification experience in an in‑house role or a law firm.
• Ideally with experience of working in a professional services firm or advising professional services clients from a private practice role.
• You’ll have experience in independently dealing in contractual negotiations.
• Experience managing commercial disputes and/or supporting project‑based work would be an advantage.
• You’ll enjoy working in a fast‑paced environment, managing a busy workload and working with a variety of teams from across the business.
• You’ll need to be personable, user‑friendly in your advice, commercially minded, proactive and pragmatic in your approach to solving challenges and problems.
• Organised, works well under pressure, inquisitive and wants to learn, wants to work in a dynamic, ambitious and growing business and is comfortable using their initiative.
• You’ll enjoy being a team player, valuing the individual and working collaboratively.

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