Legal Director
About the Business
Our client is a leading global professional services firm operating within the real estate and built environment sector. The business delivers a fully integrated platform of services to occupiers, investors, and owners across international markets. Combining deep sector expertise with innovative and flexible solutions, the firm supports clients in navigating the evolving demands of their real estate strategies.
About the Role / Business Area
This role sits within a key occupier-focused division of the business, which delivers integrated real estate solutions across the full property lifecycle. The team provides a broad range of services, including facilities management, project management, workplace consulting, and portfolio strategy, helping organisations optimise performance, enhance user experience, and adapt to changing business needs. The role also supports a flexible workspace platform within the group, which designs, delivers, and manages tailored office environments for enterprise clients. This platform enables businesses to scale quickly and operate with greater agility through customised, service-led solutions.
Responsibilities
- Reporting directly to the Head of Legal, provide legal support to key occupier-focused and flexible workspace business units, with a focus on facilities management, project management, consulting, and related commercial services
- Provide legal advice (oral and written) to executives, managers, and other employees
- Attend management, commercial, and operational meetings to provide legal input, identify risk, and support decision-making
- Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including: Client contracts, Vendor and subcontractor agreements, Master services agreements, Facilities management, project management, consulting, and outsourcing arrangements.
- Support with contentious and compliance matters across the business, working towards practical solutions and appropriate dispute strategies where required
- Work with the wider business to improve legal precedents, processes, and risk management protocols
- Deliver updates and guidance to the business on key legal developments
- Partner closely with commercial teams in negotiations with clients and stakeholders, including delivering training on relevant legal areas
- Provide flexible legal support as the business continues to grow and expand into new service lines
Person Specification
- Qualified solicitor in England & Wales
- 8-12+ years’ PQE gained in private practice and/or in-house
- Strong experience independently negotiating complex commercial contracts and transactions
- Experience in commercial contracts and outsourcing arrangements, ideally within areas such as real estate, facilities management, professional services, or similar
- Excellent analytical, drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
- Confidence advising senior stakeholders and appropriately escalating key issues
- Ability to distil complex legal matters into clear, concise, and commercially focused advice
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to work to tight timelines and engage with stakeholders across different time zones where required
- Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients, vendors, and internal teams
- Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within a broader legal team
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