Senior Associate - Legal Counsel

About the Company

Tesco is looking for a commercial contracts lawyer who can support, under guidance, the Group Legal and UK Property teams by undertaking certain aspects of its UK-related non-contentious real estate work.

About the Role

At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you. As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, market-competitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day. Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars - Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits. Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles - simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable.

Responsibilities

• Negotiating, drafting and reviewing a broad range of non-contentious UK property contracts

  (from the UK legal perspective)

  including:
• Leases
• Tenancy at Will
• License to Assign
• License for Alterations
• License to Occupy
• Rent Deposit Deed
• Deed of Variation
• Deed of surrender
• Non-disclosure Agreement
• Title due diligence and reporting.
• Co-ordination with relevant stakeholders within the Tesco Property and Legal teams to ensure that real estate matters are delivered in a timely and appropriately risk-balanced manner, meeting the business need.
• Working collaboratively with our external law firms to share knowledge and best practice, and ensure the efficient delivery of real estate legal services to the business.
• Managing and updating Tesco templates and playbooks.
• Downloading Land Registry documents and making Land Registry applications.
• Ensuring compliance with Tesco Business Code of Conduct, our Governance framework and other policies as applicable from time to time.
• Represent Talent Acquisition in all forums/seminars pertaining to process, compliance and audit.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as required by management.
• Driving CI culture, implementing CI projects and innovation for within the team.

Qualifications

• Qualified commercial contracts or real estate lawyer with at least 2 years of post qualification experience.
• Experience of working in an International

  (UK preferred

  ) environment, whether in a law firm or in-house legal team.
• Documentation relates to properties in

  UK region so proficiency and knowledge in UK laws will be preferred.

Required Skills

• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently and cross functionally, MS Office Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Extensive knowledge of contract law (

  UK Property Law preferred

  ), including strong experience of drafting a variety of complex commercial contracts.
• Ability to review and negotiate contracts and provide pragmatic and commercial advice.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously, cross functionally and to tight deadlines.
• Good communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and appropriately mitigate commercial contractual risk.

Pay range and compensation package

• Salary - Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment.
• Performance Bonus - Opportunity to earn additional compensation bonus based on performance, paid annually.
• Leave & Time-off - Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company's policy.
• Making Retirement Tension-Free - In addition to Statutory retirement benefits, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF.
• Health is Wealth - Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in-laws.
• Mental Wellbeing - We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face-to-face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents.
• Financial Wellbeing - Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one-to-one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request.
• Save As You Earn (SAYE) - Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3-year savings plan.
• Physical Wellbeing - Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Tesco, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating everyone fairly and with respect, valuing individuality and uniqueness to create a true sense of belonging. Diversity and inclusion are deeply embedded in our valueswe treat people how they want to be treated. Our goal is for all colleagues to feel they can be themselves at work, and we are committed to helping them thrive. Across the Tesco group, we are building an inclusive workplace that actively celebrates the cultures, personalities, and preferences of our colleagues, who in turn contribute to the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At Tesco Bengaluru, we are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, highlighting our commitment to creating a supportive environment for individuals with disabilities. We are dedicated to offering equal opportunities for all candidates and encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Our recruitment process is fully accessible, and we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments during interviews. If you need any accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to ensure that everyone has the chance to succeed. We also believe in fostering a work environment where you can excel both professionally and personally. Our hybrid model allows you to work flexiblyspend 60% of your week collaborating in person with colleagues at our office locations or local sites, and the rest of the time working remotely. We understand that everyone's life journey is unique, whether you are starting your career, pursuing passions, or navigating life changes, and we are here to support you. Flexibility is a core part of our culture, and we encourage open conversations about how we can best accommodate your needs, so talk to us throughout your application process on the support required.