Property Legal Officer - Surrey, United Kingdom - The Legists

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Property Legal Officer Ref: 547LG Salary Range £38,276 - £46,559 for 37 hrs per week dependent on experience Hybrid working About the Property Legal Officer role As the Property Legal Officer, you will be expected to take on a variety of matters, bothroutine and complex, with a focus on Property Law, and:

Provide advice and manage Property legal cases, under the supervision of the Principal Solicitors (Property) that will include:
Regeneration & Property (Commercial & Residential),
Complex & routineproperty conveyancing transactions, and
General Property (both commercial and residential) matters
Support the Principal Solicitors (Property) in all Property related matters
Draft and negotiate commercial, residential and transactional documents (includingpurchases, sales, regeneration and development and asset management work) and advise on property disputes.
Support corporate projects working in multidisciplinary teams and advise on property and governance issues
Advise officers and Councillors and actas legal advisor to Housing Committee About you
Have experience of property work, preferablyin a local government context
Knowledge of the law and practice of Property law
Experience of managing a wide and varied forms of Property matters with mínimal supervision
Demonstrate commercial acumen, drive, enthusiasm and exceptional communicationskills. Benefits
Hybrid working 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home
Flexible working 7am7pm (Core hours are am & 2.30pm4pm) and Flexileave
28 Days annual leave, plus 8 days bank holidays and 1 extra day at Christmas (rising to 31Days annual leave after 2 years)
Excellent Pension Scheme
Free Parking
Subsidised cafe on site
Training and development opportunities
Payment of one professional membership per annum
Cycle to work + further related discounts
Season ticket loan
Health and Dental insurance plan after 3 years' service
Mileage allowance About Runnymede Runnymede is an ambitious, passionate, and progressive council with a forward

- thinking attitude and award-winning departments. As a Borough Council, we are committedto our four core values and goals which we demonstrate through our ongoing policies and projects. We are always keen to improve our services and welcome innovative and proactive individuals who are open minded and have a positive approach in supporting ourvision. As part of Runnymede Borough Council's commitment to delivering excellent standards of service delivery, we are looking for an ambitious lawyer, who can demonstrate the commercial acumen, drive and enthusiasm required to support an entrepreneuriallocal authority looking to deliver quality services to its residents.

Our new Corporate Business Plan sets out in five strategies how we will add value to the lives of residents: