Role Purpose
* Managing and negotiating land rights transactions from instruction to completion.
* Supervising junior members of the legal team.
* Identifying risk in relation to legal matters and developing and implementing appropriate mitigations.
* Assisting with the resolution of complex legal matters.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage utilities leases, transfers and wayleaves, from instruction to completion.
* Provide ad-hoc legal advice and support to ESP colleagues relating to legal matters.
* Provide instructions to external counsel on land rights projects.
* Develop and draft bespoke contracts terms for land rights where appropriate to reflect the needs of ESP.
* Be involved in the negotiation of the legal framework supporting major and minor Gas/Electricity/Water/Heat schemes which are nationally significant.
* Supervise Paralegals and Legal Assistants on land rights transactions, helping them assess the risk of proposed amendments to ESP deeds/leases;
* Interact with internal and external stakeholders to provide updates and guidance on the status of legal matters.
Person Specification
* Experience managing and negotiating leasehold and freehold purchase and sales.
* Experience dealing with easements, deeds of covenants, licences to alter.
* Experience dealing with the legalities of large scale residential and/or commercial developments.
* Experience within the energy and/or utility sector (desirable).
* Experience supervising or managing junior members of staff (desirable).
* Strong communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and external parties. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Strongly analytical, with well-developed problem solving skills and proficient with MS Office.
* A good organiser with a natural ability to plan and organise to achieve objectives and targets.
Qualifications
* Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (or working towards), or Qualified Solicitor.
Benefits include
* Holidays: 26 days, going up to 27 after 3 years and up to 28 after 5 years of employment. The company gives you the opportunity to buy/sell up to 3 days per year.
* Bonus
* Enhance Pension
* Private Medical Insurance
* Life insurance
* Company training programmes to help you develop.
* Employee Rewards Portal: access to exclusive discounts and flexible benefits such as Cycle to Work and EV car Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
* Enhanced Family Friendly benefits: Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and paid time off when receiving fertility treatment.
* Volunteering day: one day a year fully paid.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Legal
Industries
* Utilities
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