Commercial Lawyer
Location: London
Role Purpose:
To provide legal and strategic advice to the Advisory & Transactional (“A&T”) business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”). The candidate will play a key role in developing and sustaining risk management initiatives for A&T across the region while furthering the Group’s commercial goals.
This role is a high visibility position requiring coordination across multiple jurisdictions and continuous engagement with various levels of the Group’s personnel in the UK and across EMEA.
Key Responsibilities
Review, draft and negotiate and advise on all types of contracts related to A&T services, including NDAs, subcontracts, local country agreements, license agreements, consulting agreements, etc.
Draft and negotiate complex local, pan-European and global commercial contracts, master service agreements and framework agreements for the A&T business, including commercial agreements with high revenue banking and property investor clients.
Work autonomously and efficiently to deliver legal solutions to support the development of the A&T business.
Create and maintain internal precedent document templates.
Liaise directly with the A&T senior leadership team to propose and take forward legal initiatives which will benefit and support the business.
Develop and deliver live and web-based training programs to legal and A&T business colleagues on a range of legal and business risk issues.
Provide ad hoc advice to, and collaborate with, legal, operational and commercial colleagues across EMEA (predominantly in the UK) with respect to all aspects of the A&T business and internal operations.
Qualifications and Attributes
Qualified Solicitor - 2 years PQE +
Commercial Real Estate experience
Experience working in a multi-national organisation
Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
Ability to work independently, proactively and co-operatively
Ability to prioritise and co-ordinate tasks efficiently ensuring all deadlines are met
Willingness to work on tight timeframes at a fast pace, including accommodating different time zones on global transactions
Accurate and exceptional attention to detail
Professional and approachable whilst also being adaptable
Team player who deals effectively with colleagues
ABOUT THE ADVISORY & TRANSACTIONAL BUSINESS
A&T combines CBRE’s transaction-execution capability with market leading advisory expertise, to create deeper relationships with Occupier and Investor clients.
Working at CBRE
When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.
Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do—from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing.
At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. For information about accommodations we can make during the recruitment process, please visit:
https://www.cbre.co.uk/careers/accommodations
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