Pinsent Masons
Job title:
Senior Associate
Company
Pinsent Masons
Job description
Job Description:MLS Senior AssociateLeeds (3 days per week in the office)Role OverviewVario 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 Associate (7+ years PQE in English Law) with a strong background in asset management to join our Managed Legal Services team, supporting our Property group.This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with supervisory 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 Associate will be responsible for:
- Working as the lead legal advisor on asset management for a major food and beverage client with an extensive property portfolio
- Ensuring compliance with asset management and food and beverage specific regulations
- Leading negotiation, drafting and oversight of leases, licences, variations, surrenders, extensions, consents and related agreements
- Proactively managing legal risks, especially those unique to the food and beverage 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.Please note, the internal job title for this role is Legal Manager.Candidate OverviewWe are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience:
- Qualified Lawyer with a minimum of 7+ years’ PQE in English Law, preferably gained within a busy asset management team
- Extensive experience in asset management preferably with some experience in the food and beverage sector
- Experience with complex asset management portfolios or large client accounts
- Proven supervisory experience with strong leadership and team management 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)
- 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#LI-VG1#IND
Expected salary
Location
Leeds
Job date
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:04:58 GMT
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