Manager/Team Lead - Legal Counsel - Property Laws/Real Estate Laws - LLB

We are hiring for Manager/Team Lead - Legal Counsel - UK Property Laws for our client based at Bangalore.

Summary:

The candidates should have experience in commercial contracts lawyer who can support, under guidance, the Group Legal and UK Property teams by undertaking certain aspects of its UK-related non-contentious real estate work.

Requirements:

• Lawyer / Law Graduate with strong academic background with 5 - 12 years of working experience in skill agnostic legal teams, including in-house teams in an outsourcing setup.
• Strong background in drafting, negotiating, reviewing and finalizing commercial contracts.
• Background in project management, legal services, legal in-sourcing setups.
• Extensive knowledge of UK Property Law including strong experience of drafting a variety of complex commercial contracts.
• Ability to review and negotiate contracts and provide pragmatic and commercial advice.
• Negotiating, drafting and reviewing a broad range of non-contentious UK property contracts (from the UK legal perspective) including: Leases; Tenancy at Will; License to Assign; License for Alterations; License to Occupy; Rent Deposit Deed; Deed of Variation; Deed of surrender; Non-disclosure Agreement.
• Title due diligence and reporting.
• Downloading Land Registry documents and making Land Registry applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong project management skills, including presentation skills and ability to train resources.