Company: JMC Legal Recruitment
Location: Leeds
Job Description:
Overview
In this role, you support major energy and utility projects by handling property agreements and land rights within a leading global law firm’s Regeneration Development & Infrastructure team. You will work on high-stakes real estate matters across the energy, utilities, and infrastructure sectors, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. Your drafting, negotiation, and due diligence help deliver complex projects for government and regulated clients. The role offers a path within a supportive practice and a culture focused on wellbeing and development.
Pay / Benefits
- competitive salary
- comprehensive benefits
- wellbeing commitment
- career development
- inclusive culture
Responsibilities
- Draft, review and negotiate property agreements (leases, easements, wayleaves, licences, land acquisition documents)
- Advise on land rights and title issues; conduct due diligence
- Manage land access strategies and negotiate third-party rights/consents
- Contribute to legal project management and ensure efficient delivery within multi-disciplinary project teams
Key requirements
- Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with 3+ years PQE
- Strong experience in commercial real estate law with exposure to utilities, infrastructure, or energy
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills; ability to manage complex transactions and multiple stakeholders
- Knowledge of statutory undertaker rights and land law
- Experience working with public sector bodies or regulated industries is highly valued
- Collaborative team player, comfortable working across multi-disciplinary teams
- Collaborative
- Strong communication
- Stakeholder management
- Drafting of property documents
- Negotiation of property rights and consents
- Due diligence for land/title issues
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Posted: September 30th, 2026