MLS Senior Lawyer

Overview

Senior Property Lawyer skilled in English law joins our growing Property MLS team to deliver hands-on asset management support with close client interaction. You will lead negotiations and drafting of asset management documents, collaborate with in-house teams, and help maintain compliant, efficient portfolios. The role sits within a market-leading, flexible-resourcing provider that emphasizes standardisation, automation and client-focused delivery. This is a hands-on advisory role with meaningful impact on client portfolios.

Pay / Benefits

• home working (flexible options)
• Carers’ leave (paid)
• 25 days’ annual leave (+5 days carry/buy)
• Contributory pension (up to 5%)
• Private healthcare
• death in service cover (4x salary)​

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior legal advisor to clients’ in-house teams to deliver proactive service
• Lead negotiation, drafting and oversight of asset management documents (leases, licenses, variations, surrenders, extensions, consents)
• Collaborate within a team of legal professionals to share expertise and foster high performance
• Support portfolio management by ensuring legal, regulatory and operational compliance of the managed service
• Provide clear, practical advice aligned to commercial objectives and portfolio strategy
• Manage matters efficiently with clients and internal colleagues

Key requirements

• 4-10 years’ PQE in English law
• extensive experience with complex asset management portfolios or large client accounts
• experience in commercial acquisitions/plot sales (advantageous but not essential)
• exceptional negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills
• solution-focused, commercially minded with ability to tailor advice to client priorities
• confidence using legal technology platforms and digital tools for portfolio management, performance tracking and compliance

• negotiation
• communication
• interpersonal skills
• legal technology platforms
• digital tools for portfolio management
• compliance tracking

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