Manager/Team Lead - Legal Counsel - UK Property - LLB

We are hiring for Manager/Team Lead - Legal Counsel - UK Property for our client based at Bangalore.

Summary:

The candidates should have experience in commercial contracts lawyer who can support, under guidance, the Group Legal and UK Property teams by undertaking certain aspects of its UK-related non-contentious real estate work.

Requirements:

- Lawyer / Law Graduate with strong academic background with 6 - 12 years of working experience in skill agnostic legal teams, including in-house teams in an outsourcing setup.

- Strong background in drafting, negotiating, reviewing and finalizing commercial contracts.

- Background in project management, legal services, legal in-sourcing setups.

- Extensive knowledge of UK Property Law including strong experience of drafting a variety of complex commercial contracts.

- Ability to review and negotiate contracts and provide pragmatic and commercial advice.

- Negotiating, drafting and reviewing a broad range of non-contentious UK property contracts (from the UK legal perspective) including: Leases; Tenancy at Will; License to Assign; License for Alterations; License to Occupy; Rent Deposit Deed; Deed of Variation; Deed of surrender; Non-disclosure Agreement.

- Title due diligence and reporting.

- Downloading Land Registry documents and making Land Registry applications.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Strong project management skills, including presentation skills and ability to train resources.