Head of Legal - Residential Property - FTC - In House

  • Job Reference: 75298
  • Date Posted: 8 July 2026
  • Recruiter: Lipson Lloyd-Jones
  • Location: *
  • Salary: On Application
  • Bonus/Benefits: Bens
  • Sector: Residential Property
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Work Hours: Full Time
  • Contact: Lucy Boyd
  • Email: lucy@ll-j.com
  • Telephone: 020 7600 1690

Job Description

OUR CLIENT

A successful and expanding national property group

THE ROLE

We have an exciting interim role for an experienced property lawyer to cover for the Head of Legal for 3 months starting in September

The post holder will be responsible for heading up, developing and managing a team of legal professionals in addition to providing legal advice at board level

The work of the legal department is varied and covers; lease extensions, enfranchisement, licences, sales, property litigation and finance in addition to more general corporate and commercial issues

THE CANDIDATE

You will have 8 + PQE handling residential property work, ideally with a solid private practice background

You will have sound management and leadership skills in order to lead a busy team overseeing a variety of matters for a large property portfolio

The successful candidate will also be expected to deal with the wider business, offering advice and guidance on a range of corporate and strategic matters

In return, a generous salary and benefits package will be offered to the successful candidate

The role will be office based for part of the week with flexible working arrangements

Lipson Lloyd Jones Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.