Property Solicitor

The Property Team are currently supporting the Council with a range of exciting and high-profile projects as well as day-to-day estate management work. You will handle an interesting and varied workload and provide advice on a number of high-profile matters as a legal advisor to the Council.

As part of a supportive and valued Legal team, you will be exposed to a diverse and interesting workload and have the opportunity to be involved in complex land transactions together with other general areas of law depending on experience.

We pride ourselves on our supportive, friendly and flexible culture, putting your wellbeing at the centre of your personal development.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their role as a property lawyer in a diverse and sizeable multi-disciplinary Legal department in a public sector in-house environment.

You will:

• Be a qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with hands-on real estate experience with at least 3+ years' PQE.


• Engage in a broad spectrum of work across a variety of sectors, including acquisitions and disposals alongside all aspects of asset management. Experience of local authority constitutional law would be desirable.


• Build and sustain excellent collaborative working relationships with client departments, colleagues, Members, partners and other stakeholders.


• Enjoy working as part of a dynamic, commercial and pragmatic team and have the ability to work flexibly across the team.


• Actively contribute towards the team's precedents and internal know-how.
  
  Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council has an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to join its highly regarded and forward-thinking Property Team within Legal and Democratic Services., Putting people at the heart of what we do - no matter what challenges we face is the basis of our core values: Stockport, team, ambition and respect.


These values originated from colleagues across the Council and run through everything we do. Our employees are our greatest asset and we're proud of the way we provide vital frontline services every day to our most vulnerable residents.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions., Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.