Divisional Legal Manager

2 weeks ago

Bury St Edmunds Suffolk, United Kingdom Michael Page (UK) Full time

About Our Client

Our Client is a listed resdential property developer and a household name.

Job Description

Management:

You will be required to manage the Divisional Legal Centre and the disposal of approximately 10,500 plots per annum together with part exchanges and the associated resales. You will manage a team of fourteen and will be responsible for ensuring the team provides an efficient plot conveyancing service to four regional Business Units, whilst ensuring that you have a professional, motivated team that realises its full potential and provides a high quality service to both its internal and its external customers. You will be supported by twos Assistant Divisional Legal Manager who will assist with operational, technical and HR-related tasks. The Department consists of a Divisional Legal Manager, two Assistant Divisional Legal Managers, a Legal Support, a number of Estate Conveyancers and Conveyancing Assistants. You will:
  • manage and lead an efficient, service led and cost effective plot conveyancing function that supports the Business Units, particularly in relation to its key operation of plot sales along with its associated part exchange;
  • conduct, manage and report on a variety of business administration matters, including matters relating to closed sites and historic issues; and
  • manage the Divisional Legal Centre in line with the Business's Performance Management framework and people management policies and where relevant from time to time supporting the Business and HR matters.


Transactional Work

Undertaking various transactional work related to set up and infrastructure matters on developments. Transactional work to include but not limited to:
  • Preparation of legal packs for the sale of plots
  • Infrastructure agreements for the adoption of works to new and closed developments, including Section 278 and 38 agreements, Section 104 and 185 agreements and Section 111 agreements
  • Land Transfers/Easements to utility companies
  • Sales of surplus land
  • Sales of freehold reversions
  • Management Agreements and Land Transfers to Management Companies
  • Lease extensions, deeds of covenant, deeds of rectification
  • Documents required to resolve historic enquiries

Continuous Improvement and Support:

Continually review the resources within the Conveyancing team ensuring the team is appropriately resourced at all time, monitoring and improving the performance of the Department in its delivery of a timely and efficient quality service to the Business Units providing general advice and support to the Business Units on a range of legal matters, directing to appropriate external legal support where necessary

Support the Head of Conveyancing and where practicable propose improvements to systems and procedures to further maximise efficiency in respect of transactional legal work and general legal advice and to support, participate and collaborate on projects and assignments allocated to the in-house legal function from time to time

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will:

  • be a Qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive or Licensed Conveyancer with a proven track record of Property Law and residential estate conveyancing; and
  • have experience in the management of a large team, working in a fast paced/dynamic environment. The ability to understand the key drivers for staff motivation whilst having the skills to identify training & development needs along with acting on and implementing the same.

What's on Offer

For further information about the package on offer for this role, please apply to this advert, or call the exlusively instructed agent, David Taylor of Michael Page Legal, for a conversation in confidence.

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