Property Solicitor

SSE

  • Perth, Perth and Kinross Glasgow
  • £42,600-55,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 days ago
Salary: £42,600 - £55,000 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | options availableThe roleAn opportunity has arisen for a Property Solicitor to join our well-established Distribution Property Team.This is a great opportunity for you to develop your legal skills in this high profile and rapidly evolving industry. You will be a key part of the legal team and work closely with business representatives to achieve their goals and objectives by providing high quality, pragmatic support and advice in relation to property transactions for the electricity distribution network.You will
  • Provide high quality, pragmatic legal advice in relation to a variety of transactional property work including acquisitions, leases and servitudes for substations, overhead lines and other key project deliverables.
  • Get to know your clients and establish and maintain good business relationships with key contacts as well as the wider legal team.
  • Manage your time efficiently and demonstrate a professional approach to your clients and team members.
  • Work with the solicitors in the team over a variety of different legal transactions.
  • Take responsibility for managing and delivering your workload.
You have
  • Experience as a Scottish Property Solicitor with at least 5 years' post qualifying experience in a property role with confidence in acquiring Scottish property land rights and leases (including dealing with Sasine title deeds) as well as Register of Scotland applications. Rural/crofting law experience would be advantageous. -If you are dual qualified with some exposure to English property work, this would be an advantage.
  • Skills in producing clear, precise written work and legal documents, with excellent attention to detail.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong and collaborative partnerships based on trust.
  • Flexibility and readiness to adapt to changing priorities.
  • A good understanding of O365 apps.
About SSESSE has a bold ambition - to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're investing around £10 million a day in homegrown energy to help power a cleaner, more secure future. Our investment will see us build the world's largest offshore wind farm and transform the grid to deliver greener electricity to millions.At SSE, we've created a culture of integrity, quality, responsibility and ethical behaviour. Our Legal division protect our culture by ensuring our actions are legally sound and in line with business priorities. They identify legal risk, provide advice on regulatory and statutory obligations, and help each SSE business meet its strategic goals.Flexible benefits to fit your lifeEnjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.Work with an equal opportunity employerSSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Philippa.Bastable@sse.com to discuss how we can support you.We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.Ready to apply?Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.#LI-LM1#LI-Onsite

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