Legal Counsel

The untypical Group is looking for a bright, ambitious and versatile lawyer for an exciting new legal counsel role in its legal team, reporting directly to untypical’s Group Legal Director.

The untypical Group is comprised of Tilia Homes Limited and Hopkins Homes Limited and is backed by the European private equity firm, Terra Firma. As well as providing day-to-day support for the internal legal and non-legal business leaders within the untypical Group, the successful candidate will also report to Terra Firma, providing fantastic exposure at a senior level.

Our compensation and benefits package includes:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus Scheme
• Hybrid working
• Car allowance
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Private medical insurance
• 26 days holiday plus additional bank holidays
• Holiday Buy Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme

This new, high profile role has been created to provide day-to-day support to the business in a raft of areas, including responsibility for the day-to-day management of property matters (including land acquisitions and bulk sales), to drive and help the business achieve its ambitious growth plans.

The role will be fast paced and varied. The successful individual will work with both external counsel, internal legal and internal business leaders (both at untypical, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, and Terra Firma) to move matters forward and bring to a successful resolution. Whilst this role will be front and centre of property transactions, there is also an expectation and opportunity to become involved in the wider legal concerns of the business, which touch all areas including (but not limited to) finance, litigation, commercial, employment and corporate governance.

• A background in acting for housebuilders with experience (or a willingness) to expand their practice into other legal areas.
• In-house experience is NOT a requirement.
• Experience in drafting, negotiation, managing and structuring of land purchase transactions, to include conditional contracts, promotion, option and hybrid agreements, overage and ransom arrangements, development agreements, collaboration agreements, and serviced site transactions. Experience of bank lending for land transactions an advantage, but not a requirement
• Strong people skills; able to communicate across key parts of the Group, its shareholder, external partners and transaction stakeholders
• PQE 5 years + (but would welcome and consider applications from lesser PQE)

Background on the untypical Group and Terra Firma

Bringing together two trusted housebuilding brands, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, untypical aims to make a positive difference to the UK housebuilding market and help to provide greater access to homes which are affordable for buyers.

Guided by an innovative approach and a commitment to excellence, untypical focuses on creating sustainable, inclusive communities, delivering homes across the UK that people want to live in and are good for the planet. 

Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes operate across four regions in England – Eastern, Western, Central and East Anglia. We’re committed to making a positive difference in the local areas we build new homes. We create neighbourhoods with a real lasting impact - the kind of community that people can be proud of for generations to come. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and diverse employer of choice and take pride in building careers, not just communities.

Terra Firma has a 30-year track record of investing in transformational private equity, operational real estate and infrastructure plus. Since 1994, Terra Firma has invested €18 billion in 40 businesses with an aggregate enterprise value of over €51 billion. Terra Firma manages and advises its own investment funds, and acts as a private equity advisor with institutional capabilities to a variety of other investment partners, including family offices and private individuals.