Legal Counsel

Description

• Assist teams in understanding the legal implications of their activities and empower them to manage risks effectively.
• Support the General Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel to:
• Work closely with the business to identify, anticipate and address legal issues that arise in the course of British Land’s activities, developing an in-depth understanding of those activities and associated business issues, risks and priorities.
• Identify, assess and mitigate legal, ethical and reputational risks, ensuring that decisions align with British Land’s approach to risk.
• Horizon-scan the policy and legal landscape and provide strategic counsel on emerging legislative developments and trends.
• Supervise and mentor legal secondees, supporting their development and ensuring high standards of performance.
• Develop and maintain legal resources, including templates and guidance documents, to improve efficiency and support the wider organisation.
• Manage relationships with external legal counsel, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality support when specialist advice is required.
• Provide accurate, practical and timely legal advice on a broad range of matters, including contracts, disputes, real estate transactions (including landlord and tenant), IP, employment and data protection.
• Support the business in a wide range of commercial and other relationships, reviewing, drafting and negotiating legal agreements and other arrangements with a broad spectrum of suppliers, counterparties and other third parties.

Requirements

• Thrives in a high-performance environment; able to remain calm under pressure.
• From a Top 100 UK Law Firm and/or an in-house lawyer from a FTSE 250 corporate or equivalent.
• Great attention to detail and accuracy.
• High emotional intelligence, enabling effective collaboration and influence across all levels of the organisation.
• Able to demonstrate experience within all or most of the following specialisms: general corporate and commercial, commercial contracts, real estate (including Landlord & Tenant) transactions, IP and data protection.
• Strong technical legal advisor who understands the legal, reputational and commercial dimensions of risk.
• A legal qualification recognised by the legal services regulator in England and Wales, with at least three years’ post-qualification experience, ideally including in-house experience (secondment or permanent).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal audiences orally and in writing.
• Strong integrity and independence of mind, with the ability to deliver difficult messages clearly and sensitively.
• (Desirable) Proficiency in using legal technology and/or Microsoft Power Platform; interest in and/or familiarity with automation as a tool to drive efficiencies in the legal process.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands.
• Strong ethical judgement, with a commitment to upholding professional standards.
• Creative problem-solver; able to adapt to the changing demands of a fast-paced environment.
• Strong commercial acumen, with a solution-oriented approach to legal advice.
• Self-sufficient, self-starting and pro-active; comfortable taking ownership of tasks and responsibility for delivery of actions.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance