Job Description
A large national UK Charity has an excellent opportunity within its in-house legal team for a mid-level to senior (5+ PQE) lawyer to be no.2 in the property litigation team.
The role can be performed completely remotely (with the opportunity for office attendance if preferred). 4 or 5 day working week. You must already be based in the UK and be a lawyer qualified in England & Wales only.
My client is looking to appoint a mid-senior level property litigator (minimum 5 years pqe +) to advise upon and manage property law disputes arising out of/in connection with the Charity's operational & investment property. Key to this role is the collaborative working with the surveyors and projects team in advance of new projects. This is a really interesting and unique property litigation role, often you will be dealing with unregistered land and historical titles.
You will:
1. Provide legal advice on property law disputes across the Charity's operational estate (e.g. title, trespass, boundary disputes, rights & easements, restrictive covenants, rights of support and claims for nuisance).
2. Have conduct of property law disputes with adjoining landowners, occupiers & other third parties (with assistance, as required).
3. Advice on the Charity's rights & duties in respect of land under the Charity's historic legislation and the enforcement of the Charity's other modern s...