Junior Legal Counsel

Job Introduction

Gleeson have a unique opportunity for a Junior Legal Counsel to join our newly established legal department.  As Junior Legal Counsel you will report directly into the Head of Legal and Company Secretary, and will cover a breadth of legal disciplines.

Role Responsibility

• Providing accurate, relevant, and timely advice on property, HR, corporate and construction matters; commercial contracts, consumer and commercial disputes and data protection and other regulatory requirements.
• Managing the Company’s legacy property portfolio.
• Reviewing and negotiating a wide number of the Company’s commercial contracts and terms and conditions.  
• Managing and mitigating the Company’s disputes, including entering commercial negotiations with disputing parties, defending Court actions and claims made through the Consumer Code for Housebuilders Independent Dispute Resolution Scheme or the NHBC Dispute Resolution Service.
• Reviewing contracts and legal reports relating to the purchase of land for development, and engaging with external legal advisors.
• Ensuring that the Group complies with its Data Protection obligations, including managing any suspected or actual data breaches, and data subject access requests.
• Assisting the Legal and HR departments in providing guidance and training on legal and regulatory compliance matters.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of new procedures and processors for legal and regulatory compliance.
• Supporting the Head of Legal and Company Secretary with company secretarial administration.
• Involvement in the Home Builders Federation Legal Forum.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a newly qualified solicitor of NQ-1 PQE level, with experience in conveyancing, commercial property, and litigation. However, applicants with other experiences will be considered.

The successful candidate will have:

• Excellent communication skills, and ability to develop strong relationships with a range of people within the Group.
• An outgoing, positive thinker, who can demonstrate consistent levels of enthusiasm.
• Commercial drive to see the continuing growth of the Group.
• A strong academic background.
• The ability to work independently and integrated into multi-disciplinary teams.
• The ability to prioritise work, and to work to strict timetables where required.
• Strong IT competency.

Package Description

• Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum + bank holidays
• Choice of company car or car allowance
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Holiday Buy Back Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance Scheme
• Healthshield membership
• Life Assurance Scheme
• The opportunity to join our Share Purchase Plan upon completion of a year working with Gleeson

Why Gleeson?

Gleeson is the best housebuilder in the UK, we are changing lives by building affordable, high quality homes where they are needed for the people who need them the most. At £130k our average selling price is half that of other housebuilders and this is what sets Gleeson out from the rest. We achieve this by working collaboratively, employing passionate individuals and are respectful to all our employees, customers and subcontractors.  

Gleeson is a listed PLC valued at over £0.5 billion with a share price growing 14% pa over the last five years and is the most highly rated housebuilder on the stock market. Gleeson is a highly profitable business with ambitious growth plans and is poised to continue growing at a rapid pace. Dynamically led by the strongest management team in the sector Gleeson are delivering high margins, higher growth and have the cash resources to continue growing. To support this growth we are looking for ambitious, results driven individuals with a desire for progression to join our ever expanding team.

As an employee of Gleeson you will not just be an employee but a member of the Gleeson family, a collaborative team that treats each other with respect. Here at Gleeson we are passionate about developing and supporting our employees to work to the best of their potential and encourage progression from within.

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