Lawyer - Property (In-house)

In-house Property Legal Counsel (Utilities & Infrastructure Focus)
Birmingham: Hybrid working

We are working with a high-profile infrastructure organisation seeking a talented Property Counsel to join their legal team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on complex, large-scale projects, providing specialist property law advice with a focus on utilities and statutory undertaker matters.

The Role

As Property Counsel, you will provide high-quality, commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of property matters. You will support key stakeholders and contribute to the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects, ensuring legal compliance while minimising risk.

Key responsibilities include:

• Advising on a wide range of property transactions including acquisitions, disposals, leases, easements, and licences
• Supporting matters involving utilities, telecoms, and statutory undertakers
• Drafting and negotiating complex legal agreements and bespoke documentation
• Managing your own caseload of property and compulsory purchase matters
• Assisting with development, construction, and infrastructure-related legal issues
• Providing clear, practical advice to internal stakeholders, including senior leadership
• Supporting the management of external legal advisers and budgets
• Contributing to the development of templates, processes, and best practices

About You

You will be a qualified solicitor with strong property law experience and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment.

Essential requirements (must-have):

• A working knowledge gained in-house or in private practice dealing with government departments, utilities and/or transport undertakers
• A working knowledge of negotiating and completing legal agreements, easements, acquisitions and disposals, and legal processes relating to utilities, telecoms, and other statutory undertakers
• A minimum of 3 years’ post-qualified experience

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong technical expertise in property law
• Experience advising on infrastructure, development, or construction projects
• Ability to manage a varied and complex caseload
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines and prioritise effectively
• Experience working within budget constraints and managing external legal support

Why Apply?

• Work on nationally significant, high-impact projects
• Competitive salary and generous benefits package (including 20% flexible benefits fund)
• Hybrid working and flexible environment
• Inclusive culture with a strong focus on professional development and wellbeing

If you are a proactive and commercially minded property lawyer looking to take the next step in your career, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Pasquale Agatiello at eNL on 0121 454 1004 or email Pasquale.agatiello@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion. eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate