Legal Counsel - Investment Management & Real Estate Development

About us

Lendlease are a globally integrated real estate group, we draw on decades of experience and the latest thinking in development, design, placemaking, construction and investments to deliver iconic and enormously successful places. 

Places for everyone. That’s our mission. To shape cities, create connected communities and deliver workplaces of the future, right around the world.

As a globally integrated real estate group, we draw on decades of experience and the latest thinking in development, design, placemaking, construction and investments to deliver iconic and enormously successful places. 

The role

We are currently recruiting for a Legal Counsel to support our Investment Management and Development businesses. The role of the Legal Counsel is to work closely with the Head of Legal to support the delivery of the Europe Region strategy and to ensure that relevant issues are elevated to the appropriate level within the Investment Management and Development business and/or the Group

What will you do?

• Provide legal support for significant transactions for Investment Management Europe, and Development UK including structuring of transactions and documenting transactions to accurately reflect the commercial objectives and drivers.
• Support the strategy & business plan for the legal function within Investment Management and Development.
• Deliver outcomes which are solutions focussed, commercially astute, aligned to business strategy .and most efficiently delivered using internal and external resources.
• Be customer and client focussed (both internal and external).
• Work proactivity in relation to adding value to the business.
• Collaborate with the business and other legal teams within Lendlease.
• Support change management processes driving efficiencies and best practice.
• Focus on teamwork and a collaborative approach to decision making.
• Work closely with Lendlease Finance, Tax, Accounting, Treasury, Risk and Compliance and all other relevant functions to ensure that transactions are delivered in an efficient and effective manner.
• Champion the Legal Panel for Lendlease and other process improvements from time to time.
• Develop positive and productive working relationships with internal stakeholders and external law firms.

You will bring

• Qualified as a solicitor in the UK or equivalent in other common law jurisdiction.
• Legal practicing certificate.
• Minimum 5 years PQE preferably in a major law firm and/or in-house.
• Experience in all aspects of investment management legal issues.
• Demonstrated expertise and skill in investment structuring, regulatory issues, equity raising and debt financing.
• Experience of working collaboratively with the senior management team.
• Collaborative and supportive team player.
• Ability to work autonomously, exercise discretion and sound judgment, to escalate issues appropriately.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills and track record in closing transactions.
• Confident, good communicator.
• Commercially astute.

What we provide

• Car allowance
• Flexible and hybrid work options
• Industry leading pension scheme
• Private medical health benefit and dental plan options
• Enhanced parental leave
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• Wellbeing leave
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
• 24/7 confidential Employee assistance programme
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym’s nation wide

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Belong at Lendlease

We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm.

We are a disability inclusive employer. Click here to see our standard recruitment process. If you need any adjustment or changes to the process, email us to let us know if you have a preferred communication method.

We build careers, develop skills, and invest in people. Imagine what more you can do here.

Lendlease is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/ or disabled.