Job Description

Property Legal Advisor- 12 month maternity cover contract

Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe\xe2\x80\x99s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

The role is a property legal advisor position in the Construction & Property Legal Team. The Construction & Property Team currently consists of 3 people. In total, there are approximately 160 members of the Legal and Business Affairs team at Sky.

The Construction & Property Legal Team provides legal support for Sky\xe2\x80\x99s retail portfolio and property management across Sky\xe2\x80\x99s estate. The role will principally be to provide legal support for Sky\xe2\x80\x99s retail portfolio and to provide assistance to the Senior Legal Counsel on property management matters across the remainder of Sky\xe2\x80\x99s property portfolio as and when required.

The role is based at Sky\xe2\x80\x99s head office campus at Osterley in West London.

Job Purpose:

A property legal advisor is required to assist with the management of Sky\xe2\x80\x99s retail portfolio of circa 200 retail properties, including 15 in-line retail stores. The role will require the successful candidate to deal with the end-to-end management of property transactions with minimal direction.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to have significant experience of landlord and tenant and property management work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Property Management
• Running own case load with little or no supervision;
• Dealing with a high volume of agreements for lease, leases, licences for occupation, licences to alter, wayleave agreements, subleases and other property documents throughout the life-cycle of the transaction;
• Preparation and the service of break notices;
• Carrying out due diligence on properties and analysis of registered titles to flag potential issues;
• Drafting and negotiation of the property documents \xe2\x80\x93 applying Sky\xe2\x80\x99s standing instructions and seeking instructions from business colleagues where appropriate;
• Preparing summary reports in relation to property transactions;
• Assisting the Senior Legal Counsel in dealing with post-completion steps including applications to register transactions at the Land Registry and preparing SDLT submissions where appropriate;
• Identifying and raising issues with the lawyers; resolving issues in accordance with lawyers\xe2\x80\x99 advice;
• Dealing with estate management issues and proposing practical and commercial solutions in a timely manner;
• Working closely with the Sky retail services business and being required to attend and lead meetings as and when required;
• Working with external legal counsel as and when required;
• Advising the business on estate management and landlord and tenant issues as and when they arise.
• Data Analysis
• Analysing data (eg: Work In Progress, Work In Progress completion rates) and presenting in tabular/graphic form.
• Legal Research
• Using PLC / Westlaw;
• Presenting legal research in a succinct manner.

Person Specification

We are looking for a hardworking, resilient, hard-working individual who will be able to deal with a variety of people at different levels within the business.

Essential skills & experience:

• Extensive experience of working as a non-contentious property solicitor in private practice or in-house role;
• Practical experience of dealing with leases, licences for occupation, licences to alter, wayleave agreements and other property documents throughout the life-cycle of the transaction. Ability to negotiate such documents with little or no supervision;
• Practical experience of dealing with Land Registry applications and SDLT submissions to HMRC;
• Excellent organisational and communication skills;
• Experience of undertaking due diligence for freehold and leasehold transactions and experience of preparing title reports for review;
• Ability to work independently within a lively team.

Team Overview

Legal

As a team, we pursue the highest standards and demonstrate dedication, integrity and judgement. We exist to add real value by sustainably providing the highest quality business-focussed legal expertise that keeps Sky competitive. Through our work we help to bring better content and innovation to all of our customers, better connecting them to more of what they love. Our vision is to build the Legal team of the future, together \xe2\x80\x93 operating at the heart of Sky, famous for contributing.

How you\'ll work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We\'ve adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You\'ll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:

Osterley:

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There\xe2\x80\x99s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you\xe2\x80\x99ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:

At Sky we don\xe2\x80\x99t just look at your CV. We\xe2\x80\x99re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, we\'re happy to support you as much as we can with flexible shift patterns.

We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can\xe2\x80\x99t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we\xe2\x80\x99ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

Sky Group