Job Description

Committed to Providing a High Quality Service

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent\'s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

The property team is looking for a Lawyer with a specialism in Property and Regeneration Law to deliver a dynamic and client focused service to the Council. The successful candidate will deliver residential conveyancing to our in house client departments.

Brent is currently undertaking some of its most ambitious schemes. There will be a wide variety of interesting projects ranging from sales under the right to buy scheme, lease extension projects for leasehold properties owned by Brent Council and even the purchase of hundreds of properties through Brent\'s wholly owned company.

Brent is an ambitious borough, which means that the work undertaken by the residential legal team is work that is innovative and can be career defining.

The person will have their own caseload of work and will work under the supervision of the Senior Lawyer.

The Person

You will need to demonstrate good knowledge and experience in the Property and Regeneration area and your ability to give clear and proactive advice. We are seeking an ambitious individual who want to develop their skills in respect of both property and regeneration law, building on their existing specialism(s).

Closing date: 8 October 2023 (23:59)

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including \xe2\x80\x9cnon-visible\xe2\x80\x9d disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on

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