Senior Legal Counsel: Property (Part Time)

The Senior Property Counsel will report to the Head of Legal – Property & Transformation and will collaborate closely with the Property, Legal, and wider operational and support teams across Tesco Group. This role requires demonstrating legal expertise to contribute to and support the delivery of Tesco Property's strategy and operational objectives!

You will be responsible for:

Provide commercially minded legal advice and mentorship to the business on all areas of property law.
Review all types of property documents and advise on risks and issues across all areas of the Property plan (including acquisitions, disposals, asset management).
Partnering with colleagues from the Tesco Property and Legal teams to ensure property matters are addressed in a timely and risk-balanced manner to meet business requirements.
Support on Property governance including input into board papers.
Working together with external law firms to share knowledge and standard process to ensure the efficient delivery of property legal services to the business.
Ensure that all external legal advice is provided in an efficient way, including the negotiation and management of external legal fees.
Management of relevant property policies and processes, including any property related compliance training
Support with the development of our property legal capability in India.

You will need:

Qualified Real Estate Lawyer (5year PQE+)
Excellent technical and interpersonal skills.
Solid understanding of litigation, planning/construction law, employment law and competition law a plus.
Experience in instructing external counsel and specialist lawyers where applicable.
Outstanding stakeholder management.
A commercial, practical and innovative outlook.

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What's in it for you:

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Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

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