Assistant Commercial Property Solicitor

Job Description

Competitive salary (FTE circa £60,000 depending on experience)

Cambridgeshire, Hybrid working

Permanent / Part-time - 22 hours / 3 days per week

Private Healthcare

Double Employer Match Pension Scheme

Make every drop of your potential count. Join our team!

We are looking for a positive, solution driven, practical commercial property solicitor or CILEX Lawyer to join us in advising on the acquisition, management and disposal of its commercial property interests and planning matters.

This will include negotiating and drafting transfers and assignments of freehold and leasehold property, easements and licences, playing a pivotal role in enabling one of our largest capital delivery programmes, together will advising on protective provisions, pipelaying powers, powers of entry, compensation and other associated property related matters.

The success of our business is down to the culture and collaboration across the business and you would be joining a business that takes pride in serving our communities and delivering for our customers.

What does it take to be successful?

• We are looking for a qualified (England and Wales) legal executive or solicitor with relevant commercial property experience within private practice or industry, including some planning expertise.

• Ideally, you will have circa 5 + years relevant experience but if you have less PQE, we would still welcome your application where the correct skills, behaviours and potential are shown

• You will have a keen eye for detail and excellent organisation and prioritisation skills.

• You will be confident in your communication skills and have the ability to advise on complex issues, with a hunger to learn and develop and broaden your knowledge and experience.

• You should have strong commercial acumen and sound drafting and IT skills combined with a track record of providing excellent customer service, and where you want to make every day a great day for you, your team and our customers.

As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:

• ​Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

• Personal private health care

• Annual bonus scheme

• 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion

• Life Cover at 8x your salary

• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

• Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme

• Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks

• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

Closing Date: 10th May 2026

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