You will be helping to deal principally with the company’s substantial UK commercial property portfolio and the diversity of work that encompasses.  Additionally, the role offers the opportunity to diversify into other aspects of legal work within a variety of the business’ activities.  You will work closely with colleagues in the business on various commercial matters, including provision of information and advice on wide-ranging legal queries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Dealing with all aspects of leasehold acquisitions, lease renewals and general estate management including advising on agreements for lease, leases, licences to alter, collateral warranties, agreements to surrender, surrenders, break notices, dilapidations settlements and other ancillary documents;
• Handling 1954 Act lease renewal procedures involving advising and dealing with section 25, 26 and 27 notices and applications to the Court under Part II of the 1954 Act;
• Assisting with the submission of SDLT returns and Land Registry applications;
• Advising on general commercial matters including supplier contracts, terms and conditions, data protection, customer complaints and general regulatory advice;
• Other ad-hoc legal and general business support as required.

About you

• A qualified solicitor in England and Wales with at least 1 years’ PQE specialising in commercial property matters;
• Property litigation, non-contentious construction or general commercial experience an advantage but not essential and we would be particularly interested to hear from dual qualified Scottish/English solicitors but this is not a prerequisite;
• Retail experience an advantage but not essential;
• Strong technical ability;
• Confident and commercially minded;
• Customer focused;
• Good interpersonal skills with an ability to develop strong internal and external relationships;
• Great communication skills;
• Willingness to manage own personal and professional development with support from the business.

What we can offer

As well as working with a great team we have the following fantastic benefits to offer the right candidate;

• You will be invited to participate in our Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary, subject to the Company meeting certain performance criteria
• Your holiday entitlement starts at 25 days (pro-rated for part time), in addition to Bank Holidays, which increases with service up to a maximum of 31days after 25 years’ service (pro-rata for part time)
• After 6 months service you may be eligible for our profit share scheme
• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages
• If you elect to join the Management Pension Scheme then you will receive free life assurance.  This is a death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your annual salary
• Private Medical Insurance which is free to you and subsidised for your dependants
• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme should you be unable to work
• Our Greggs Employee Discount Scheme is very generous, offering you up to 50% off our food

Your Application

During the application process we’ll keep in touch every step of the way.  We know how big a decision it is for you to apply for a job.  Once you do we’ll work hard to keep you up to speed on how your application is progressing.  With your help we can make your application as quick and as smooth as possible.