In-House Legal Counsel – Property

Overview

In this role you will serve as the sole internal legal expert for a fast-paced residential property group, owning end-to-end legal work across litigation, conveyancing, and commercial agreements. You will work directly with business principals to manage disputes, property transactions, and portfolio operations. The position offers a standalone advisory capacity with broad scope across leasing, financing, and compliance. Your impact includes protecting assets, enabling smooth deals, and supporting aggressive growth in a lean, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate residential leases, tenancy agreements, and property contracts
• Manage residential refinancing, acquisitions, and sales from instruction to completion
• Lead in-house litigation for small claims up to 30,000 and enforcement actions for rent, ground rent, and service charges
• Handle tenant disputes, housing matters, and Tribunal proceedings; coordinate with external litigation teams on legacy construction disputes
• Oversee internal loan ledgers, issue statements, and manage late payment recovery
• Provide operational legal support by drafting correspondence and liaising with surveyors, local authorities, agents, utilities, and lenders

Key requirements

• Broad legal background in property litigation, conveyancing, or general civil practice
• Comfortable as a standalone advisor without traditional law firm support
• Adaptable with practical, commercial problem-solving approach
• Strong numerical accuracy
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook

• self-sufficiency
• commercial pragmatism
• adaptability
• property litigation
• conveyancing
• civil practice

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