Legal Officer

Legal Officer

Fixed Term (12 months)

Location: Town Hall

An excellent opportunity has arisen within the London Borough of Redbridge for an experienced and skilled Legal Officer to join the Council to assist the Legal Property Team with the Voluntary First Registration Project.

You will report to the Principal Lawyer – Property and Planning within the Legal Department. You will also work closely with other Council departmental clients and specialist departments.

You will provide the Council with excellent technical legal skills and relevant experience and can quickly pick things up and build excellent working relationships with colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities:

• Liaising with clients and land registry to establish numbers of unregistered plots of land within the borough and arrange for first registration of each.
• Review historic conveyances and deed packets in order to establish ownership.
• To liaise with the Land Registry and assist with all requisitions raised on each application.
• To report to the Principal Lawyer and client departments, providing them with regular updates on the progress of the project.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Good general standard of education, preferably Degree level standard.
• Knowledge of residential conveyancing and property law and practice.
• Experience of working in a legal office environment.
• Experience of handling Local Authority legal matters.

If you feel you meet the above requirements and are keen to join an ambitious, dynamic and innovative team, we would like to hear from you.

This post is politically restricted.

If you are interested in the role and would like an informal discussion before applying, please contact Michael.alexander-gordon@redbridge.gov.uk

To apply for this role, please visit https://ce0320li.webitrent.com/ce0320li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=992705bVZ7&WVID=958433OaLq

All short-listed applicants will need to demonstrate proof of right to work in the UK. At the London Borough of Redbridge, we receive a high volume of great-quality applicants, we therefore may close a vacancy earlier than advertised. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour, race, religion, or belief.