Solicitor - Property

Utilising skills and experience gained within a similar position, you will report to the Head of Property and Litigation and be responsible for your own caseload covering a wide range of property matters.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Your next role

We now have opportunities for a Solicitor to join our Property Legal team. Ideally, you will be an experienced property specialist who is able to provide legal support to the Council in property matters.

You will support the Council in a broad range of property matters including drafting and negotiating commercial leases, dealing with rent reviews, licenses to assign/sublet, and all manner of commercial conveyancing matters, including drafting Wayleaves, Easements and all documentation relating to commercial conveyancing and advising on commercial property and advice on property, landlord and tenant matters.

The role will involve handling a varied caseload of Property matters, including the sale and purchase of residential property and dealing with disposal of Council owned property to its secure tenants via the Right to Buy scheme, as well as providing legal advice and support to clients, committees, members and senior officers.

Alternatively, you may be a less experienced Property lawyer with an enthusiasm to develop and grow your experience in this specialist area with the support of the team.

We are looking for an experienced practitioner with at least two years’ experience in public sector law, who possesses a strong background in property. You will arrive at solutions through analytical ability and thorough research, and show tenacity and strong interpersonal skills necessary to build effective working relationships and establish credibility with clients and colleagues. You’ll also be capable of working with limited support and supervision.

This is a Hybrid role with attendance at office required two days a week (with a Wednesday being mandatory)

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package 

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details. 

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance. 

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you. 

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.  

Please see our new Swindon Plan.  

Your next steps

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

If you are interested in this role, you are invited to contact, Bhavna Patel at bpatel@swindon.gov.uk or call 07917 326642 or Danial Langan Principal Solicitor for  Property at dlangan@swindon.gov.uk for an informal discussion.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early so early applications are encouraged.