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Senior Legal Counsel - Property

Bournemouth Permanent View Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing Legal & Compliance team at a pivotal point for the business.
  • Rare opportunity for a property lawyer to move in-house
  • Excellent culture and true work life balance

About Our Client

A well known house builder.

Job Description

    • Lead legal support on land acquisitions, disposals and development transactions, including options, promotions and conditional contracts.
    • Advise on legal risks throughout the residential development lifecycle, covering land, title, planning, infrastructure and property rights.
    • Structure and negotiate complex development, investment and partnership arrangements, including joint ventures and forward-funding transactions.
    • Support strategic growth initiatives across build-to-rent, affordable housing, rental investment and institutional partnerships.
    • Provide commercially focused legal advice to senior stakeholders across Development, Land, Investment, Commercial and Finance teams.
    • Lead complex negotiations and manage significant legal and regulatory risks within robust governance frameworks.
    • Oversee plot sales, corporate property matters and office lease arrangements.
    • Manage external legal advisers, ensuring high-quality service and effective cost control.
    • Mentor and develop junior legal team members, enhancing technical expertise and commercial capability.



The Successful Applicant

  • Qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales, with significant post-qualification experience in real estate, property and development
  • Expert knowledge of land acquisition, residential development, disposals and the wider property lifecycle.
  • Experience of build-to-rent, rental investment, affordable or social housing, institutional investment or working with public sector bodies would be advantageous but is not essential

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Bonus
  • Private Medical
  • Life Assurance
  • Enhanced Pension Scheme
  • Hybrid working of 2-3 days in the office
  • Flexibility around childcare.



Contact
Stacey Graham
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7096335
Phone number
+44 118 933 7035

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Property / Construction - In House
Sector
Property
Where
Bournemouth
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Stacey Graham
Consultant phone
+44 118 933 7035
Job reference
JN-092026-7096335