Legal Counsel (Property Litigation)

Contract - 6 months

Reading - Hybrid working

MBNL is jointly owned by EE and Three, two of the UK's leading and most innovative mobile operators. Established in 2007 as the industry's first network-sharing joint venture, MBNL's mission is to provide best-in-class mobile infrastructure services to EE and Three for serving their tens of millions of customers in the UK. Working at MBNL means being part of a team where you feel connected, valued, and supported.

The Role:

MBNL's Legal Property Team provides commercially focused and efficient legal solutions together with risk management support across all areas of the business. The team are responsible for a range of activities including delivering robust and legally sound contracts; dispute resolution and management; and supporting the wider Property & Legal function on all aspects of property acquisition, disposal, and estate management.

The Legal Counsel (Property Litigation) involves legal management of a significant portfolio of sites in litigation, covering all projects and "business as usual" areas including Code renewals; Notices to Quit - exits and replacement sites; Site Access & Estate management (including rent review, dilapidations, decoms etc).

What the Legal Counsel (Property Litigation) will do:

• Strategically and/or estate-significant disputes work (acting as a point of escalation from early-stage disputes handled by the regional team lawyers).
• Regulatory advisory work including general health and safety, fire safety, building safety, ICNIRP, competition law; and
• Public law matters as required (primarily concerning planning matters and judicial review).

Broader responsibilities may require the holder of the role to act as the Lead on the following matters:

• Telecoms judicial reviews.
• Noise abatement notices.
• All magistrate's court enforcement procedures.
• All aspects of site access).
• Underpaid/overpaid rent.
• Rent arbitrations.

The successful Legal Counsel (Property Litigation) will have:

• A UK/Dual Qualified solicitor
• 3 years PQE (or equivalent)
• Experience of Real Estate Litigation.
• Ideally some in-house experience but will consider candidates from a private practice.
• Ability to handle large workloads and to adapt and learn new skills.
• Excellent communication, Drafting and Negotiating skills.
• Ability to work well and thrive under pressure.
• An ability to work in a rapidly changing environment with complex and occasionally challenging relationships.

Nice to Have:

• Volume portfolio management
• Experience of implementing process change
• High volume dispute resolution/litigation experience
• Health and Safety/Regulatory experience
• Public Law
• Telecoms experience

To apply for the Legal Counsel (Property Litigation), please send your CV to (see below)

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