Senior Lawyer – Commercial Property
Salary: £56,022 - £59,313 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contact: recruitment@brent.gov.uk
Job Description:
Dynamic forward thinking Senior Commercial Lawyer
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The Post
You will be required to lead a team of lawyers and legal assistants to deliver a dynamic and client focused service to the Council. The successful candidate will deliver high level Regeneration projects for the Council and work alongside key clients within the Council to help deliver their .
Brent is currently undertaking some of its most ambitious schemes. There will be a wide variety of interesting regeneration and commercial property projects.
Brent is an ambitious borough which means that the work undertaken by the Senior Commercial legal team is work that is cutting edge and can be career defining.
The Person
You will be an experienced Commercial Property Lawyer with a number of years’ experience in Regeneration and development work.
You will be client focused and understand how to lead a highly skilled and dedicated team of Lawyers.
Qualification: Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, Solicitor or Barrister
Closing date: 27 December 2023 (23:59)
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
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Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
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