Senior MLS Lawyer

Senior MLS Lawyer

Birmingham or Leeds 

Role Overview

Vario is a market leading alternative legal services provider within the law firm, Pinsent Masons. It is unique in the legal sector. Vario is a practice group within Pinsent Masons which incorporates; Flexible Services, Consulting and Technology, Legal Project Management and Managed Legal Services (MLS). This role sits within our MLS team

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior MLS Lawyer (8+ years PQE in English Law) with a strong background in asset management to join our Managed Legal Services team, working alongside our Property group. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with senior experience and an understanding of delivering excellent client service to our client with a large property portfolio, to play a critical role in guiding the legal and strategic operations for their portfolio. 

The Senior MLS Lawyer will be responsible for:​

• Working as a senior legal advisor on asset management for clients with an extensive property portfolio
• Ensure compliance with all regulations and codes of practice affecting client's portfolio 
• Leading negotiation, drafting and oversight of leases, licences, variations, surrenders, extensions, consents and related agreements
• Proactively managing legal risks, especially those unique to the client industry
• Leading, managing and developing a team of legal professionals, sharing expertise in asset management fostering a high-performance culture 
• Acting as the main legal point of contact for the client and internal teams, offering insights and solutions that align with the client's strategic goals

Our standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm, however, we are happy to consider flexible working requests. 

Candidate Overview

We are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience: 

• Qualified Lawyer with a minimum of 8+ years' PQE in English Law preferably gained within a busy asset management team
• Extensive experience in asset management 
• Experience of commercial acquisitions/plot sales would be advantageous but not essential
• Experience with complex asset management portfolios or large client accounts
• Exceptional negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in the use of legal technology platforms and digital tools to manage client portfolios, track performance and compliance, and make data-driven decisions 

What can we offer you?

• Tailored career development and support within our award-winning team
• Agile working (the opportunity to work from home, subject to diary commitments)
• Carers' leave (up to five paid days' leave towards caring responsibilities) 
• 25 days' annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to purchase or roll over 5 days
• Contributory pension of up to 5%
• Private healthcare policy 
• Death in service cover (4 x base salary)
• Electric car scheme
• Eligibility to apply for an interest free season ticket loan, an interest free gym membership loan and/or an interest free rental deposit loan
• Cycle to work scheme

What happens next? 

Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Recruitment team will share the outcome with you by email. 

We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based. However, we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate. 

Our strength lies in our differences.

We are a Disability Confident and top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a founding member of the Mindful Business Charter, signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking. It's with different perspectives that we'll find solutions to our clients' most complex challenges. It's how we'll deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow. We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents. 

Our in-house recruiter, Victoria Greaves, would be happy to have an informal chat about this role, provide this job advert or our application form in an alternative format, and/or discuss any reasonable adjustments to be made either during the recruitment process or after offer stage. You can contact Victoria by emailing  

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