Principal Lawyer - Property Division

Principal/Head of Section, Qualified Lawyer

Employment Type:

Permanent Full-Time

Posted:

10.03.2025

Employer type:

Local Authority

Job Description:

£66,190 - £75,010 inclusive of London Weighting.

This post also attracts a Market Forces Supplement of up to £10,560.

Workplace Attendance Category for this role is:

Hybrid - you'll be expected to be in the office at least 3 days per week or 60% of your working time in the office.

The City of London Corporation is the local authority for the "Square Mile". It is committed to the support of the City as a pre-eminent international, commercial property and financial and business centre and is a pleasant and vibrant place to work, live and relax.

The City of London Corporation offers the normal range of local government services, as well as being associated with, managing, and funding a number of world-renowned educational and cultural institutions such as the Barbican Centre and City of London Police. Our property portfolio includes investment and operational properties, the working wholesale markets and some of London's most important open spaces such as Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest.

We are seeking to recruit a Principal Lawyer who can demonstrate excellent legal, technical and professional skills to advise on a wide range of legal issues, on all aspects of Commercial Property Law including sales, acquisitions, restructuring ground leases, rights of light and infrastructure projects.

Applicants will be solicitors or barristers FILEX/CILEX members with the appropriate level of post qualification experience preferably with some experience at a senior level in local government.

If you would like further information or an informal discussion, please contact Stephen Lovell, Chief Lawyer or Kirpal Kaur, Assistant City Solicitor .

Alternatively, please contact (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OCOM0131. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on .

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

Because our roles are so varied, we don't have a 'one size fits all' policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you'll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It's important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guides.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we're meeting our attendance needs.

Closing date: 24 March :00

For further information or to apply, please click on the 'Enquire/Apply' button below.

Employer Info

City of London Corporation
London, London (Greater), United Kingdom