Interim Head of Commercial Property

About Our Client

This company has been growing rapidly and has a number of exciting projects coming up.

Job Description

The Interim Head of Commercial Property will have the following responsibilities:

1. Supervising a small team, providing support to the Head of Legal.
2. Providing legal advice on a wide range of legal matters including contracts, regulatory compliance, and commercial property matters.
3. Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating leases with external solicitors.
4. Carrying out title review and circulating to the internal teams, together with raising any necessary title enquiries with the Landlord's solicitor.
5. Working closely with external and internal teams to ensure processes are followed throughout the lifetime of projects.
6. Carrying out searches.
7. Land Registry Applications.
8. Ensuring compliance processes are followed.
9. Providing training to the legal team.
10. Identifying and mitigating legal risks.
11. Supporting the development of standard legal documents and templates.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate for the Interim Head of Commercial Property will need to have the following skills and experience:

1. Be a Qualified Solicitor.
2. 5 years+ PQE.
3. Extensive experience of working in commercial property roles.
4. Experience of working with senior stakeholders within the business.
5. Be able to supervise more junior team members.
6. Have excellent communication skills.

What's on Offer

This is a Fixed Term Contract position for 12 months.
Parking is available on site.
Hybrid working can be available, minimum of 3 days in the office.