Property Lawyer

£23,346.96 per annum for 21 hours per week

An interesting opportunity for a Property Lawyer to undertake all aspects of local government property work for a small local authority.

In this varied and interesting role, you will be responsible for property transactions, including general conveyancing, commercial leases, and associated matters.  You will be dealing with a personal caseload of property issues and for this reason will need an excellent in-depth knowledge of property law and procedures.

If you are a qualified solicitor, barrister or legal executive with this experience we would like to hear from you.  In addition to having in-depth property knowledge, you will have strong communication skills, with the ability to build relationships within the legal team as well as across the organisation and with external partners.  You will also need to be exceptionally well organised, self-motivated and a hard worker to deal with tight and conflicting deadlines.

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in fluent English is essential in this post.

We have adopted the core values of Teamwork, Innovation, Effectiveness and Respect (TIER). The values and their underlying behaviours, demonstrate our commitment to providing excellent customer care, working in a joined up way, showing respect at all times and looking at innovation and forward thinking solutions. We pride ourselves on recruiting, developing and retaining talent who share this commitment.

We are committed to safer recruitment, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Council’s benefits package includes generous leave entitlement, a full training and development programme, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and free membership to the Council’s local leisure centres, which includes free access to gyms, swimming pools, fitness classes, racket sport sessions, a health suite and a range of generous discounts across other leisure and culture services.

Broxbourne Council is an Equal Opportunities employer.

Details and application forms for all job vacancies are listed on the Council’s website.