Client
Local Authority in Barking
Job Title
Lawyer
Pay Rate
£60-£70 per hour UMBRELLA
Hours
36 hours a week (Mon-Fri) 9AM‑5PM
Duration
Initial 6‑month contract
Location
Hybrid working – office based in Barking 3 days a week
Description
Key Responsibilities:
* Leading on advising internal stakeholders, drafting, negotiation and management of lease renewals.
* Drafting and negotiating industry‑standard property documentation.
* Advising on contentious and non‑contentious property matters including delay, extensions of time, defects, payment disputes, lease interpretation and variation issues.
* Commercial leases (landlord and tenant)
* Lease renewals and terminations
* Asset management
* Property disputes management
* Strategic property portfolio advice
* Governance and compliance
* Developing and improving legal templates, governance processes and lease management practices.
* Supporting corporate governance and compliance activities across the organisation.
* Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers and legal staff where appropriate.
Essential Experience and Skills
* Qualified solicitor, barrister or equivalent common law qualified lawyer with substantial post‑qualification experience.
* Strong commercial lease background.
* Significant experience in property law.
* Strong understanding of how to forfeit leases, serve s 25 notices and s 146 notices.
* Experience drafting and negotiating complex leases.
Desirable Experience
* Experience advising on leases and complex property matters (including unsigned leases).
* In‑house legal experience.
* Experience managing disputes and claims arising from tenants.
* Experience supervising junior lawyers.
Equal Opportunities Employer
The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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