Legal Executive Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Legal Executive to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Drafting and managing legal documents;
- Amending planning permissions to remove or vary problematic conditions;
- Understand the local property market for each property – ensure each property is ready for sale and reaches the market in the shortest time possible;
- Company disputes;
- Helping more junior members of the team with development and training;
- Corresponding with external solicitor firms;
- Assisting the solicitor who is supervising you when required;
- Ensuring all relevant property costs and taxes are paid and documents / receipts are received and in order;
- Exposure to major clients and stakeholders;
- Supporting the recoveries department;
- Manage Offer and Sale Closure processes;
- Drafting and agreeing amendments to previously agreed legal documents such as Section 106 Agreements and Transfers;
- Negotiating and varying problematic registered restrictions on Land Registry titles;
- Managing your own caseload from start to finish and assisting junior members of the team;
- Helping to revise any planning permissions and negotiating registered restrictions on Land Registry titles.
Requirements:
- Competent with the entire Microsoft package;
- Ability to liaise with multiple third parties;
- Excellent organisational skills;
- Proven experience in commercial property is desirable;
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills;
- Ability to work to deadlines;
- Sound judgement and good initiative;
- Litigation experience would be an advantage;
- Technical excellence and a flair for business development;
- Experience as a Solicitor, ideally working closely with private clients;
- Fully mobile with access to transport;
- Two years relevant public sector experience;
- 2 year’s previous experience working in the area of property;
- Administration experience desirable;
- Competent research skills.