Are you an experienced Commercial Real Estate Solicitor looking for a new challenge? If so, we’d love to hear from you! We can offer you:An opportunity to be part of a market-leading national commercial property teamA culture of trust and empowerment with responsibility and autonomy over your work and the freedom to manage when and how you do itThe support and encouragement of a great team behind you and friendly partners who all want to help you thriveThe opportunity to work within a high-per
About this role
Are you an experienced Commercial Real Estate Solicitor looking for a new challenge? If so, we’d love to hear from you! We can offer you:
An opportunity to be part of a market-leading national commercial property team
A culture of trust and empowerment with responsibility and autonomy over your work and the freedom to manage when and how you do it
The support and encouragement of a great team behind you and friendly partners who all want to help you thrive
The opportunity to work within a high-performing team
We are looking for an Associate to join our team. You would work within the Commercial Real Estate team which encompasses complex and challenging work and gives an opportunity to work on some of the most innovative and exciting projects in the UK.
You will be:
working on commercial property matters including sales and acquisitions, secured lending work, development, investment and landlord and tenant work as well as corporate support work
working as part of a wider team that has a depth and breadth of experience and expertise across most industry sectors, and in every area of Commercial Property law
helping to build and grow the Commercial Property practice, which includes freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals, secured lending, portfolio management work, and landlord and tenant matters
assisting on large commercial property and development deals whilst managing your own caseload
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Strong commercial real estate experience with 3-5 years + PQE
Experience of corporate support work
A desire to enhance and build client relationships and exceed expectations
Excellent communication skills
A high degree of initiative and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment
Excellent organisational and prioritising skills
The desire to be part of a team and ability to successfully collaborate, develop and supervise other team members.
Benefits
We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.
We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.
We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.
This is a hybrid role based from our Leicester hub.
Additional information: Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.
Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.
Equal opportunities Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
