North Northamptonshire Council
Legal Officer (Property) - Commercial Team
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About The Role
Join our Regulatory Team as a Legal Officer for Property
We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Property Officer to join our in-house Legal Services team to take a leading role in managing legal casework in property and land matters, including Right to Buy transactions and related legal matters.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with client services and external partners to facilitate property sales, resolve issues and contribute to the effective delivery of Legal Services' objectives.
You will have excellent communication and case management skills. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality services, driving continuous improvement, and making a positive impact on residents and communities.
What will you be doing?
Role
We are looking for a Property Officer to join our in-house legal team. The role will require you to undertake a caseload of work including:
- Managing a caseload of routine property and estates matters under supervision, including RTB, lease renewals, licences and minor disposals
- Preparing legal documents, title reviews, reports, Land Registry applications, search results and draft correspondence
- Obtaining information from client services and provide initial advice on routine matters such as RTB eligibility checks, title issues and standard property queries
- Supporting routine negotiations and attend inspections, site visits or tribunals (e.g. boundary issues)
- Maintaining accurate case management records (Iken), title bundles and registers
- Liaising with surveyors, housing officers, estates officers, external conveyancers and Land Registry staff
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If this sounds like a job for you, we would love to hear from you. The closing date for applications is 23rd August 2026. If you would like an informal discussion about the role please contact Louise Delavaloire on 07795 828128.
About You
You will:
- Have a Law Degree or equivalent qualification.
- Have partial qualifying work experience and/or working towards qualification within 18 months.
- Have evidence of continuing professional development.
- Have experience managing a routine caseload under supervision.
- Have knowledge of property work including right to buy transactions.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of Essential and Desirable skills, qualifications and experience required for this role.
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We Offer a Vibrant Working Environment With
- A competitive salary
- A pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- Lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- Generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
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We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
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Our Values and Behaviours
Our Values Define Who We Are And How We Operate, By Forming The Foundation For How We Interact With Our Customers, Colleagues And Provide Our Services. They Are Also At The Forefront Of Our Decision Making And Delivery And Are
- Customer-focused
- Respectful
- Efficient
- Supportive
- Trustworthy
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
Disability Confident Employer
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council
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Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
Attached documents
Legal Officer - Property Job Description and Person Specification .pdf
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