Legal Counsel
This is a great job for someone who has knowledge and experience of working on sales and acquisitions and landlord and tenant transactions with an understanding of the needs of an institutional investor.
A bit about the job:
Acting as a legal adviser within the Aviva Investors legal team, you will be providing a first-class legal service to the Aviva Investors Real Assets business. The successful candidate will support a key strategic business function and act as a support and control to that business, enabling progress towards its strategic objectives in an appropriate manner. You will also be supporting the Aviva Investors’ Real Estate Investment business by running transactions as part of an in-house team of real estate lawyers. The role is primarily focused on capital transactions i.e. sales, purchases, developments and fundings but is also likely to involve working on lettings and asset enhancement work. Alongside this you will be working collaboratively with other lawyers in the team, supporting the senior lawyers in the capital team on major transactions and delegating appropriate aspects of transactions to the paralegal team to maximise efficiency and assist in their development.
Skills and experience we’re looking for:
* Knowledge of funding and development agreements would be desirable but not essential
* Experience of dealing with clients at senior management level
* Proven ability to manage projects, negotiations, and relationships with third parties and external advisers
* Strong oral and written communication skills and problem-solving skills
* Experience within commercial real estate
What you’ll get for this role:
* Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
* 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
* Brilliant 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 are inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
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We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.
Most of our people are smart working – spending around 60% of their time in our offices and 40% at home.
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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, send an email to GlobalRecruitment@avivainvestors.com .