Residential Development Chartered Legal Executive

Are you an experienced Residential Development Chartered Legal Executive looking for an exciting opportunity with a highly regarded national law firm? Our client, a prestigious UK Top 50 firm, is seeking passionate and driven solicitor to join their dynamic Residential Development Team in the UK, based in their Leeds offices.

The firm has an expanding client base of housebuilder and strategic land clients, with an opportunity for you to take an active part in the future team's growth.

The Role

The department acts of the majority of the Top 10 housebuilders, local and national developers, housing associations, landowners, local authorities, investors and promoters in the residential development and strategic land sectors.

You will be running a caseload of routine transactions such as conditional and unconditional contracts, options, golden-brick and other affordable housing transactions, back-to-back sales, deeds of easement, infrastructure agreements, overages, site-assembly, and service charge/ management agreements.

Key Responsibilities

• Running your own caseload of residential development matters from start to finish


• Drafting and negotiating contracts including purchase agreements, development agreements etc


• Liaising with planning consultants and local authorities to ensure legal compliance


• Advising client base and building strong and long-lasting relationships


• Resolving title issues and register easements, rights of way, and restrictive covenants

About You

• Qualified Chartered Legal Executives with between 1 - 7 years PQE and experience within a residential development team


• A proven track-record in acting for housebuilders, promoters, developers, landowners, housing associations and local authorities


• Some experience of more complex transactions such as strategic land/ promotion agreements/ hybrid agreements, collaboration agreements


• A good understanding of VAT and SDLT issues


• A good understanding of affordable housing transactions


• You will be ambitious, client focused and commercially aware

What's in it for you?

• Competitive Salary


• Hybrid working options for flexible work-life balance


• Personal development opportunities


• Pension Scheme

If you are interested in this Residential Development Chartered Legal Executive role in Leeds then please get in touch with Chloe Murphy on 0113 467 9783 to find out more information or if you've a CV to hand, please submit this for review.

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We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.