An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Property Lawyer to join a highly regarded and forward-thinking legal team in the North West. Working on a mix of high-profile projects and day-to-day estate management matters, you'll advise on a varied portfolio of property work while supporting significant strategic initiatives within a large public sector organisation.

Client Details

Our client is an award-winning public sector organisation recognised nationally for its commitment to inclusion, innovation and community impact. The organisation was recently named Local Authority of the Year and has also been recognised as a Best for Inclusion winner at the Greater Manchester Good Employment Awards. Known for its collaborative culture, ambitious regeneration programme and employee-focused approach, it offers lawyers the opportunity to work on meaningful projects while benefiting from flexible working, career development and a genuinely supportive environment.

Description

The Property Lawyer will be:

• Managing a varied caseload of commercial and public sector property matters, including acquisitions, disposals and asset management work.
• Providing legal advice on high-profile property and regeneration projects across the organisation.
• Drafting, negotiating and completing a broad range of real estate transactions and documentation.
• Building strong relationships with internal departments, elected members, external partners and stakeholders.
• Contributing to the continued development of the legal team through knowledge sharing, precedents and internal know-how initiatives.

Profile

The Property Lawyer should be:

• A solicitor or equivalent with at least 3 years' PQE and strong hands-on real estate experience.
• Experienced in acquisitions, disposals, landlord and tenant matters and wider asset management work.
• Able to manage a varied caseload and provide practical, commercially focused legal advice.
• Skilled at building effective relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Comfortable working collaboratively within a dynamic and pragmatic legal team.
• Interested in contributing to precedent development, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experienced in local authority constitutional law (desirable).

Job Offer

• Salary ranging from £45,091 to £51,356, dependent on the level of experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Fixed-term contract based in Stockport.