Property Solicitor
Westmorland & Furness (Local Authority role)
Contract role
Hourly rate negotiable
Full time 30+ hours per week
Job Location: Flexible, can be office based, hybrid or fully remote
Initial period of 3 months – May be extendable depending on outcome of recruitment/volume of work
The Property Solicitor is to have extensive knowledge in:
- Complex property matters in a local authority setting including:
- Leases
- Wayleaves
- Sales – Private treaty, tender and auctions
- Licences
- Acquisitions and Compulsory Purchase Orders
- Overage
- Trust Property and Charity Law obligations
- Development agreements
- Local authority governance and transactional requirements
- Any milestones for completion of particular projects – To be personally responsible for conducting and managing, in accordance with the practice standards of Legal Services, a caseload of files, particularly of a more complex and corporately significant and/or higher risk nature for internal customers.
If you have any questions about this role or wish to apply, please contact isobel@deekay.co.uk who will respond at the earliest convenience.
