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We’re looking for a skilled legal professional to join the Aviva Investors Private Markets Legal team, supporting our Direct Real Estate business. In this role, you’ll deliver high-quality legal advice that enables the business to achieve its strategic goals while maintaining strong governance and risk management. You’ll manage your own caseload, provide oversight on complex litigation handled by external panel firms, and supervise junior team members.
Your responsibilities will include making sound technical decisions on dispute resolution matters and offering commercially focused legal advice that helps maximise fund performance while mitigating legal and reputational risks.
Responsibilities
* Advise on a broad range of real estate dispute resolution matters related to assets held within UK property funds.
* Manage own caseload and oversee complex litigation with external panel firms.
* Supervise junior team members and support their development.
* Make sound technical decisions on dispute resolution matters and provide commercially focused legal advice.
Skills and experience
* Relevant degree or equivalent; admitted as a solicitor in England or Wales, or ILEX fellow.
* Post-qualification experience within commercial real estate dispute resolution.
* Demonstrate a consistently positive attitude, effectively resolve challenges through collaboration, and maintain a solutions-oriented mindset to achieve the best outcomes for clients and the business.
* Experience dealing with clients at senior management level, including understanding when matters need to be escalated to senior stakeholders from a risk perspective.
* Knowledge and experience of residential leasehold matters would be desirable but not essential.
What you’ll get for this role
* Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you contribute.
* Eligibility for annual performance bonus.
* Family friendly parental and carer’s leave.
* Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days.
* Up to 40% discount for Aviva products.
* Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it.
* Flexible benefits including electric cars.
* Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme.
* 21 volunteering hours per year.
Aviva is for everyone
We’re inclusive and welcome everyone. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and experiences. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices each week.
We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. If you require an alternative method of applying, please contact GlobalRecruitment@avivainvestors.com.
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