- Providing high quality advice to staff at all levels on compulsory purchase in connection with HS2, including service of notices, blight, tribunal claims and associated compensation issues and HS2 discretionary property schemes.
- Providing high quality advice on compensation and disputes (including Tribunal claims) arising out of exercise of CPO powers and managing litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") in relation to the same.
- Providing high quality advice to to the Land & Property Approvals Panel, dealing with approvals of statutory Blight Notices, General Vesting Declaration ("GVD")/Compulsory Purchase Order Counter-Notices and the non-statutory compensation schemes (such as Rural Support Zone, HOP and Need to Sell schemes) and on litigation flowing from Blight and GVD Counter-Notices.
- Assisting with advising on and obtaining additional powers (when required) that are not included in the HS2 Act, including Development Consent Orders (securing protective provisions for HS2), TCPA 1990 planning permissions, use of Permitted Development Rights and Listed Building consents.
- Providing high quality advice on planning matters and assisting with litigation cases involving planning matters.
- Handling own case load of a variety of complex property/compulsory purchase matters which in some cases will include drafting and negotiating bespoke agreements.
- Researching/advising on HS2 Act powers including but not limited to compulsory purchase, access, possession, planning and protective provisions.
- Assisting the HS2 Land and Property team with commercial matters, including commercial contracts, costs agreements and confidentiality agreements.
- Providing high quality advice on property law in connection with HS2, including the acquisition and disposal of commercial, residential & agricultural properties, granting and taking leasehold interests, landlord and tenant matters, granting easements to utilities and other stakeholders; and related template documentation.
- Providing high quality advice internally on the operation of and compliance with U&As. Delivering training to improve quality and efficiency of outcomes for HS2 in connection with compulsory purchase matters.
- Acting as a point of contact between external parties, such as external lawyers, Department for Transport, HS2 land and property team, and other internal stakeholders in order to ensure consistency and open communication.
- Instructing external lawyers to provide advice to HS2 and to act on compulsory purchase matters (including Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) claims) and property matters and acting as liaison with external lawyers and assist with monitoring performance and cost.
- Drafting, updating and maintaining standard form template documentation in order to continuously improve performance, compliance and consistency across the business and effective working practices.
- Assisting in the preparation of legal advice and other reports and briefings for staff across HS2, including senior management, to maintain open communication and support decision making.
- Attending internal governance meetings with colleagues and provide advice at such meetings, including to senior members of staff.
- Updating and maintaining databases relating to property acquisitions to ensure accurate and relevant data is available for audit purposes and to advise and inform decision making.
- Conducting research into relevant legislation, case law and procedures to ensure HS2 remains up to date and compliant and report to colleagues as necessary.
- Spending dedicated time with the HS2 L&P team to assist with ad hoc queries and to provide open access to legal advice.
- Attending meetings including with senior management as legal representative on property/compulsory purchase issues.
- Delivering training to improve quality and efficiency of outcomes for HS2 in connection with compulsory purchase matters.
- Supervising the work of any trainee solicitor or legal assistant in the HS2 Legal team from time to time as required.
- In all cases providing advice in such a way so as to ensure that the business is not exposed to undue risk and that consistent standards are adhered to.
- Actively promoting and embedding Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team in a high pressured, demanding environment, on wide ranging property, planning and compulsory purchase issues.
- Problem solving skills, including working without established precedent or procedure.
- Planning and organisational skills in order to manage a high, diverse and complex caseload.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written, with colleagues and stakeholders
- Ability to understand the challenges facing the delivery of a major infrastructure project and the role of the in-house legal function as a key contributor to successful delivery.
- Ability to produce and present information, documents and reports to a variety of audiences and stakeholders.
- Interpersonal and influencing skills including ability to conduct negotiations and influence.
- Qualified solicitor with post-qualification experience in compulsory purchase law and property/planning law.
- Knowledge gained in house or in private practice dealing with government departments, utilities and/ or transport undertakers and on projects involving the exercise of compulsory acquisition powers.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team on a wide range of property issues
- Experience advising on construction or infrastructure projects.
- Experience of advising on compulsory purchase and planning matters.
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Property Counsel - Birmingham, United Kingdom - HS2
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Job Description
Location: Birmingham, Snow Hill or London, Podium. Will also consider flexible working arrangements.
Salary: Base salary: £47,450pa to c.£59,300pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Property Counsel specialising in property and compulsory purchase (ideally with experience of working for public sector bodies), to join the dynamic HS2 Legal Team, contributing to the building of Britain's new, high speed rail network.
As a Property Counsel at HS2 you will play a key role by working with colleagues across the project, providing expert legal advice which is critical to delivery and future operation of the largest infrastructure project in Europe. You will be required to advise on a broad range of topics and provide a full range of advice to HS2 and key internal stakeholders on property and planning matters with a particular focus on compulsory purchase in order to minimise exposure and risk whilst ensuring compliance with legislation and regulations and timely delivery of property requirements to ensure HS2 observes its commitments to its sponsors.
You will work under the supervision of and have the opportunity to collaborate with senior members of the Legal Team, including the General Counsel, on all aspects of property, planning and compulsory purchase law in connection with HS2, focusing on compulsory purchase matters (including Tribunal claims) and HS2 Act powers and notices, but also including the acquisition of a very diverse range of properties. licences, easements. HS2 Act powers and notices, disputes, utilities and related template documentation. The team is approachable, supportive and adaptable, with decades of combined experience in property and planning law.
This role will provide you with unique experience of working directly with clients, managing your own matters, dealing with high-value and programme critical cases, understanding how an infrastructure project is delivered in practice and dealing with the complex issues that arise as a result of working alongside government sponsors and other private and public sector stakeholders – experience that is exclusive to this once in a generation project that is doing things differently. From modern methods of construction to destination net zero, HS2 is utilising cutting-edge innovation to deliver the railway in the best way.
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In this role, you will be required to assist HS2 on a variety of project requirements:
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The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.
Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube
Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
