Senior Commercial Property Lawyer, Full Time - Wakefield

<strong>Salary Details: </strong> Competitive<strong>Location: </strong>Century House Brunel Road Wakefield 41 Industrial Estate<strong>Job Reference: </strong> cardfac/TP/ /30224<p >Are you an experienced legal real estate professional ready for your next role?  </p><p >We’re looking for a strategic thinker to head our commercial real estate legal function across the UK and ROI. This hybrid role, based two days a week in our Wakefield head office, offers the opportunity to shape the legal framework of our retail stores, depots, manufacturing sites, and offices. </p><p >You’ll bring significant post-qualification experience as a solicitor in England and Wales, with deep expertise in landlord and tenant law and leasehold structures. Strong leadership, negotiation skills, and a collaborative approach to stakeholder management are essential, especially in a fast-paced, multi-site, multi-jurisdictional environment. </p><p >In this role, you’ll oversee property transactions, compliance, and governance. You’ll manage an in-house legal team and retained external lawyers to ensure our legal strategy supports commercial goals. You’ll also lead on ESG initiatives, including green leases and EPC compliance. </p><p >If you're ready to make a real impact and help shape the future of cardfactory’s retail estate, we’d love to hear from you. </p><p>Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.   </p><p>In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. </p><p><strong>Benefits </strong> </p><ul><li>Pension </li><li>15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online </li><li>Save As You Earn scheme </li><li>Financial Wellbeing Support<ul><li>Financial Education Tools </li><li>Salary Advance </li> </ul> </li><li>Seasonal incentive schemes </li><li>Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together </li><li>Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing </li><li>Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers </li><li>Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing </li><li>Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave </li> </ul><p>This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now. </p><p>For any questions email:   (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)  </p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.  </p><p>No agencies, please. </p><p><p>Sportswift Ltd T/A Card Factory </p> </p>