Legal Counsel

3 weeks ago


Reading Berkshire, United Kingdom Project People Full time

Legal Counsel (Property Litigation)

Contract – 6 months

Reading - Hybrid working

MBNL is jointly owned by EE and Three, two of the UK’s leading and most innovative mobile operators. Established in 2007 as the industry’s first network-sharing joint venture, MBNL’s mission is to provide best-in-class mobile infrastructure services to EE and Three for serving their tens of millions of customers in the UK. Working at MBNL means being part of a team where you feel connected, valued, and supported.

The Role:

MBNL’s Legal Property Team provides commercially focused and efficient legal solutions together with risk management support across all areas of the business. The team are responsible for a range of activities including delivering robust and legally sound contracts; dispute resolution and management; and supporting the wider Property & Legal function on all aspects of property acquisition, disposal, and estate management.

The Legal Counsel (Property Litigation) involves legal management of a significant portfolio of sites in litigation, covering all projects and “business as usual” areas including Code renewals; Notices to Quit – exits and replacement sites; Site Access & Estate management (including rent review, dilapidations, decoms etc).

What the Legal Counsel (Property Litigation) will do:

  • Strategically and/or estate-significant disputes work (acting as a point of escalation from early-stage disputes handled by the regional team lawyers).
  • Regulatory advisory work including general health and safety, fire safety, building safety, ICNIRP, competition law; and
  • Public law matters as required (primarily concerning planning matters and judicial review).

Broader responsibilities may require the holder of the role to act as the Lead on the following matters:

• Telecoms judicial reviews.

• Noise abatement notices.

• All magistrate’s court enforcement procedures.

• All aspects of site access).

• Underpaid/overpaid rent.

• Rent arbitrations.

The successful Legal Counsel (Property Litigation) will have:

• A UK/Dual Qualified solicitor

• 3 years PQE (or equivalent)

• Experience of Real Estate Litigation.

• Ideally some in-house experience but will consider candidates from a private practice.

• Ability to handle large workloads and to adapt and learn new skills.

• Excellent communication, Drafting and Negotiating skills.

• Ability to work well and thrive under pressure.

• An ability to work in a rapidly changing environment with complex and occasionally challenging relationships.

Nice to Have:

• Volume portfolio management

• Experience of implementing process change

• High volume dispute resolution / litigation experience

• Health and Safety / Regulatory experience

• Public Law

• Telecoms experience

To apply for the Legal Counsel (Property Litigation), please send your CV to caroline.kennedy@projectpeople.com


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