Legal Counsel (Commercial Property)PermanentReading Hybrid (2-3 days per week onsite)You must be eligible to work in the UK without the need for sponsorshipProtect the estate. Enable the network. Deliver commercially focused legal expertise.This role plays a key part in supporting legal and property activities across a national estate of more than 20,000 sites. As part of the in-house legal team, you will provide practical, commercially focused property advice to help manage, maintain, and evolve a large-scale infrastructure portfolio.Working closely with internal property teams and external legal advisers, you will deliver pragmatic solutions across estate management matters, including landlord and tenant issues, disputes, negotiations, and portfolio management.Why this role mattersYou will help ensure the business has high-quality legal support to effectively manage property matters, resolve disputes, and enable the continued operation and development of a major UK infrastructure network.This is a full-time hybrid role, with a minimum of 2-3 days per week in the Reading office.What you''ll be here to do:Property Legal SupportProvide legal support across the ongoing management of the network estate, with a focus on commercial property mattersAdvise on landlord and tenant issues, including the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954Analyse legal rights and deliver clear, commercially focused advice on estate managementExternal Legal ManagementManage external legal advisers, ensuring del