In-house Commercial and Real Estate Counsel

In-house Commercial and Real Estate Counsel

London, UK

What you’ll do

• Negotiate and draft real estate and commercial contracts and documents.
• Provide expert legal advice and counsel to our business, with a focus on real estate and commercial matters.
• Structure, negotiate and draft documents related to partnerships with restaurants, leasing, acquisition and disposition of real estate assets and procurement.
• Collaborate with our business to create policies, processes and best practices for commercial and real estate deals.
• Negotiate commercial contracts with our customers, which includes large enterprises. Help set up and maintain corporate entities in new markets.
• Find creative and pragmatic legal and regulatory solutions for our rapidly-growing global business. Collaborate cross-functionally with a wide variety of business units.
• Manage outside counsel work and efficiently manage outside counsel spend.
• Support all legal needs of the EMEA business, which includes commercial, corporate, litigation, employment, real estate and intellectual property issues. At a startup like ours, you will face all kinds of legal issues, not just those confined to your area of expertise. Strong candidates face these questions with an open mind and are willing to work outside their comfort zone to address challenges efficiently and quickly.

What we’re looking for

• Qualified to practice law in a jurisdiction where we do business, including but not limited to, UK, US, FR, IT, SP, PT, PL, UAE, Saudi, Kuwait, Qatar or Bahrain.
• Experience: 5-10 years of relevant experience, including experience in the real estate sector in a law firm and/or in-house role within a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Commercial contract negotiation experience is required. Real estate expertise is strongly preferred but not required.
• Skills: Strong analytical, research, and drafting skills, with the ability to navigate complex legal matters and present information directly to key business stakeholders in a professional manner.
• You are:
• Entrepreneurial and take active ownership of your areas of responsibility and see tasks through to completion.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and risk.
• A quick and flexible learner.
• Experienced at communicating with senior leadership.
• Keen to connect with, build, and maintain relationships with colleagues at all levels and across geographies.
• Flexible about working varying hours as needed, working at times with global teams in other time zones.

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