We are looking for an experienced Head of Legal to lead all legal activities at country level, acting as a strategic partner to the business. This is a senior role with strong exposure to leadership, focusing in particular on leasing contracts, corporate compliance, and legal risk management within a commercial real estate environment.
At Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), we develop and operate a portfolio of sustainable, premium, mixed-use real estate assets across Europe and the United States. Driven by our purpose to Reinvent Being Together, we are committed to accelerating urban regeneration and rethinking how we live together in cities. Today, 2,000 dedicated individuals are working together to reshape the future of real estate and shopping centers by creating innovative, engaging spaces that truly redefine community connections.
Your responsibilities
- Lead and manage the legal department, including coaching and developing a small team
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on legal matters
- Provide end-to-end legal support for leasing activities, including negotiation of lease agreements (new lettings, renewals, amendments), structuring and reviewing complex commercial terms, and advising on risk mitigation in leasing transactions
- Ensure full corporate and regulatory compliance across the organization
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts (suppliers, service providers, partners)
- Oversee litigation, disputes and tenant-related matters, coordinating external counsel where required
- Manage relationships with external law firms, ensuring quality and cost efficiency
- Support business projects (e.g. investments, asset management initiatives) from a legal perspective
- Drive standardization of legal documents, processes and best practices
Our requirements
- Fully qualified lawyer with a Master’s degree in Law
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience, ideally in-house or in a top-tier law firm
- Strong background in commercial real estate, with proven experience in leasing contracts
- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing a team
- Solid knowledge of corporate law, compliance, and contract law
- Strong commercial mindset with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives
- Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Fluent English (additional languages are a plus)
What we offer
- A strategic, high-impact role with strong exposure to senior stakeholders
- Opportunity to shape and lead the legal function at country level
- Dynamic, international work environment
- Competitive compensation package with top notch benefits
Skills Required
- Fully qualified lawyer with a Master's degree in Law
- Minimum 10 years of professional legal experience
- Experience in-house or at a top-tier law firm
- Strong background in commercial real estate and leasing contracts
- Demonstrated experience leading and managing a team
- Solid knowledge of corporate law, compliance, and contract law
- Strong commercial mindset and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
- Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Fluent English
- Additional languages
What We Do
Creating sustainable places that Reinvent Being Together. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is a creator and operator of unique sustainable places where people and communities connect through extraordinary, meaningful shared experiences. Working across the most dynamic markets in Europe and the US, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is committed to the vital role we can play in the regeneration of cities, accelerating their environmental transition to a net-zero future, and in the transformation of retail. Our destinations attract over 900 million visitors a year and, leveraging the global strength of our Westfield brand, offer a dynamic physical and digital platform for retailers and brands to reach consumers. For more about how we are creating sustainable places that Reinvent Being Together, visit our corporate website www.urw.com At Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, we create more, achieve more and date more, together. We we welcome the passionate, the strong-willed, the enthusiasts, the fresh thinkers. Here, ambition meets expectation and excitement meets commitment. We are already 2,600 talented professionals passionate about the impact we are making, and the value being delivered. URW is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity. Want to join us, discover how's life at URW www.urw.com/en/join-us Follow us on Instagram @urw_group
