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About the Role

Knight Frank is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join their in-house legal team at their Head Office in Baker Street. This is a part-time position, working four days per week. The role involves advising and partnering on a broad range of matters and projects, including drafting and negotiating contracts, dispute resolution, corporate projects, data protection, and intellectual property. This high-impact position offers the opportunity to work with the Head of Legal and senior leaders to provide legal advice, deliver legal services, and help shape the future of the legal function within a busy, fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and supportive environment.

Responsibilities

Act as a strategic advisor enabling the business to effectively manage risk and achieve business objectives.
Draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements with key suppliers, clients, and partners.
Lead on a range of large project-based work, including technology and strategic business-wide projects.
Serve as a trusted and pragmatic advisor, leading and assisting with dispute resolution.
Advise on intellectual property queries and data protection matters.
Play a key role in technological and digital projects.
Develop strong and trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
Support the business in dispute resolution, particularly in relation to debt recovery claims.
Advise key stakeholders on potential courses of action, settlement, and procedure for debt recovery.
Liaise with external counsel where necessary to escalate claims.
Instruct and manage external counsel within agreed policy and budget.
Work in close collaboration with panel law firms for specialist advice.
Line manage junior members of the Legal Team.

Requirements

Senior post-qualification commercial law experience in an in-house environment.
Significant experience advising on complex commercial agreements and strategic projects.
Experience advising and presenting to senior stakeholders and boards.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong stakeholder management skills.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Ability to manage and deliver complex projects.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where change and transformation are key themes.
Personable, collaborative, commercially minded, and pragmatic approach to problem-solving and advice.
Experience and enjoyment of line managing other team members, including day-to-day supervision of junior members.

Skills

Commercial law
Contract drafting and negotiation
Dispute resolution
Corporate project support
Data protection
Intellectual property
Stakeholder management
Communication
Project management
Line management

Location

Baker Street, London, UK

Work Type

Part-time
Four days per week

Experience Level

Senior

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary

About the Company

Founded in 1896, Knight Frank is one of the world's leading independent real estate consultancies, headquartered in London, UK.
Knight Frank operates in over 50 markets with a global network of offices and people.
The company emphasizes building relationships on trust, acting with integrity and care, and providing personalized advice.
Knight Frank is committed to being inclusive and diverse, empowering individuals, and fostering a collaborative environment where opinions are respected and innovation is celebrated.
The company's strategic pillars are People Potential, Client Centricity, and Creating our Future, together.