In-house Lawyer

Robert Walters

  • London
  • £80,000-90,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 27 days ago
You will join an in-house legal team who play a key role in delivering commercial and legal advice. Our client wish to appoint a talented lawyer who can readily integrate into this energetic and creative working environment. Reporting to the General Counsel and working closely with management across all areas of the business, you will advise on a variety of UK and global legal and commercial affairs with primarily a real estate and franchising focus.This is a broad role covering the UK and other jurisdictions globally. Your responsibilities will include:
  • Managing leasehold transactions and freehold sales and acquisitions
  • Structuring and negotiating corporate real estate, M&A and other commercial transactions including acquisitions, joint ventures and franchising
  • Negotiating commercial contracts including major IT and supplier contracts
  • Negotiating major client agreements
  • Providing strategic advice in relation to commercial or property litigation and leading any proceedings that take place (with the assistance of external counsel) to senior stakeholders
  • Managing external counsel and ensuring that UK legal spend is kept within budget
Required skills and experience:
  • 2-3 years qualification and experience gained in a leading law firm and/or an international company
  • The ideal candidate will either be a real estate lawyer or a corporate/commercial lawyer, preferably with real estate sector experience. Previous in-house experience is beneficial but not essential
  • Hands-on, able to work both autonomously and as part of multidisciplinary teams
  • Commercially astute, capable of managing risk and with the ability to resolve complex matters
  • Proven ability to quickly gain the trust of stakeholders through advising in a calm and diplomatic fashion
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidatesCompanyEstablished in 1985, the Robert Walters Group is one of the world's leading specialist professional recruitment consultancies with an international network of 44 offices in 21 countries. In the UK we specialise in the placement of permanent, contract and temporary positions across all levels of seniority and recruits across the accounting, finance, banking, IT, HR, legal, sales & marketing, secretarial and support disciplines.Our specialist legal recruitment division provides a complete, fully integrated service that focuses on the placement of legal professionals into private practice, in-house and the public sector markets. Jobs at all degrees of seniority are covered, from newly-qualified lawyers to partner level, either on a locum, contract or permanent assignment basis.Our extensive global network of offices allows us to place UK qualified lawyers overseas and internationally qualified lawyers in the UK. As part of the Robert Walters brand, the legal division is recognised worldwide and is associated with great expertise in our field and an unshakeable commitment to providing the best possible service.For further information about the career prospects we can offer you, please visit our website:Company info Telephone 020 7379 3333 Location 11 Slingsby Place
St Martin¹s Courtyard
London
WC2E 9AB
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