Assistant Head of Legal Services (Regeneration & Property)

Overview

In this role you lead Greenwich Legal Services on regeneration and property matters, shaping the borough’s ambitious redevelopment agenda. You will manage a skilled team, provide strategic legal guidance to committees and senior officers, and coordinate large regeneration projects in collaboration with clients and external partners. Your work supports the council’s corporate objectives and continuous improvement of legal services. This is a high-impact role for a senior lawyer who wants to drive meaningful urban development.

Pay / Benefits

• Agile working
• 28 days annual leave (31 after 5 years)
• Excellent pension scheme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Annual season ticket loan
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead the in-house legal team for regeneration & property
• Deliver property, regeneration and land transaction work
• Provide corporate guidance to committees, members and senior officers
• Coordinate large regeneration projects with clients and external partners
• Manage a complex and varied caseload and ensure service delivery
• Contribute to overall management and continuous improvement of Legal Services
• Foster strong, advisory relationships as trusted legal adviser and senior colleague

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor or barrister with current practising certificate, or FiLex
• Extensive managerial experience in a similar role
• Strong knowledge of local government law and regeneration/property matters
• Ability to manage projects and complex caseloads
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• leadership and people management
• collaboration and teamwork
• mentoring and dev elopment of staff
• local government law
• regeneration law
• property law

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