Solicitor - In-house

In-House Solicitor
Central Edinburgh-based | hybrid & flexible working available
Full Time | 35 hours per week | Monday to Friday
Fixed-Term contract role for 18 months
Salary up to £60,000 (depending on experience) + an outstanding benefits package!

Search Consultancy are currently working with an Edinburgh based not-for-profit client to recruit an experienced Solicitor on an 18 month contract.

The successful candidate will work as part of the company's Law department to enable a high-quality, comprehensive, value for money in-house legal service to the business - with a particular focus on Property and Contract law.

In addition to the salary on offer this role also comes with a market-leading benefits package!

Duties involved in this role will include:

* Full responsibility for your own caseload of transactions relating to the marketing, sale and purchase of a variety of different types of property - including drafting, negotiating and concluding missives

* Advising in relation to residential and non-residential leasing, negotiating, drafting and revising leases

* Providing general advice in relation to all property matters and queries from internal & external stakeholders

* Advising and providing legal comments and risk assessments in relation to a broad variety of contracts

* Drafting, revising and negotiating commercial contracts with suppliers and other third parties

* Contributing constructively to the work of the team of solicitors

* Dealing with the general administrative work delegated to the Department

* Various other legal work as delegated by the senior team within the department

In order to be considered for this role your skills and experience should include:

* A minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience as a Solicitor within residential or commercial conveyancing and a current certificate to practice - this experience is ESSENTIAL

* An understanding & working knowledge of Scottish Property Law

* First class communication skills, both written and verbal

* Excellent administration, organisation & time management skills, with the ability to prioritise & complete a busy workload effectively

* Solid IT Skills including the full MS Office suite

If this is the role for you, apply now!

Please note that only applicants who have the required skills and experience detailed above will be considered for this role.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age