Robert Half
Senior Legal Counsel - Property development firm

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Senior Legal Counsel
Property development firm
£100K-£145K
London - Fully on-site
Permanent role
The Duties:
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial leases, sale and purchase, construction, consultancy, planning and s106, property management, guarantees, collateral warranties, commercial, and other agreements and documents.
- Conducting due diligence and title investigations and advising on and managing the Group’s acquisition/disposal transactions.
- Advising on disputes and drafting/reviewing pre-action correspondence and demand letters and working with external counsel on any adjudication, arbitration, or litigation proceedings.
- Drafting board resolutions and ensuring that relevant board and other internal approvals are obtained prior to execution of contracts.
- Advising and working closely with all business/control/support functions such as Projects, Cost Control, Marketing, Human Resources & Administration, Finance, and Information Technology on legal issues arising from the Group’s business and operations.
- Advising and providing the Group with updates on new legal and statutory developments of relevance to the Group and assisting with the reviewing and updating of company policies to ensure compliance.
- Ensuring that legal risks are identified and advised to Director & General Manager and senior management in a timely manner.
- Representing the Group in dealings with external parties including regulators and Governmental bodies.
- Managing external law firms and controlling legal costs expenditure within approved budgets.
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- Over 7 years post-qualification experience handling residential and mixed property development matters, sale and purchase of residential properties, and ability to handle commercial lease documents independently.
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