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Senior Legal Counsel: Property (Part Time), Welwyn Garden City
Location: Welwyn Garden City
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference:
77fe03e29805
Job Views:
5
Posted:
29.06.2025
Expiry Date:
13.08.2025
Job Description:
Tesco UK • Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City • Apply by 16-May-2025
About the role
The Senior Property Counsel will report to the Head of Legal – Property & Transformation and will collaborate closely with the Property, Legal, and wider operational and support teams across Tesco Group. This role requires demonstrating legal expertise to contribute to and support the delivery of Tesco Property's strategy and operational objectives.
What is in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. To find out more!
* Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
* Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
* Private medical insurance
* 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year's service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, and 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
* Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
You will be responsible for
* Providing commercially minded legal advice and mentorship to the business on all areas of property law
* Reviewing all types of property documents and advising on risks and issues across all areas of the Property plan (including acquisitions, disposals, asset management)
* Partnering with colleagues from the Tesco Property and Legal teams to ensure property matters are addressed in a timely and risk-balanced manner to meet business requirements
* Supporting on Property governance including input into board papers
* Working with external law firms to share knowledge and standard processes to ensure efficient delivery of property legal services
* Ensuring external legal advice is provided efficiently, including negotiation and management of legal fees
* Managing relevant property policies and processes, including compliance training
* Supporting the development of property legal capabilities in India
You will need
* Qualified Real Estate Lawyer (5+ years PQE)
* Excellent technical and interpersonal skills
* Solid understanding of litigation, planning/construction law, employment law, and competition law (a plus)
* Experience instructing external counsel and specialist lawyers
* Outstanding stakeholder management
* A commercial, practical, and innovative outlook
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About us
You might know us as a supermarket, technology company, or for our award-winning mobile network. We’re all of those things, and more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind: helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues, and communities worldwide.
At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We support flexible working; discuss your needs during the application process.
We’re proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, contact us for more information. Don’t let not ticking every box hold you back from applying.
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