Associate - Real Estate: Residential Development
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Trowers & Hamlins is a City-led, international and national law firm with over 130 partners and 830 staff. With offices across the UK, Middle East and Far East, we provide a full-service integrated offering.
Our clients operate in diverse industry sectors such as construction, transport and infrastructure, banking and financial services, distribution and logistics, education and health, hotels and leisure, defence, engineering and surveying, charities, retail and energy and natural resources. We also act for many high net worth individuals.
We are different and we believe it is our people that make us unique. We expect and respect that you and your talents are too. The truth is we don't prescribe who you are or how you ought to be. It's what you can do that interests us most.
While the work on offer is rewarding and often complex, the qualities we look for are simple. The ability to get on with people from all walks of life, for example. To talk and to listen. To develop the sorts of relationships that mean you win the friendship and loyalty of clients and colleagues alike. In short, to connect. These are the characteristics our people all have in common. They are vital, as is the drive and imagination to use your unique talents to the full. We will help you in this. In fact, we will support you in every way we can.
Job Summary:
Real Estate is a key focus of our business. From investment and management of existing assets to major development and regeneration schemes, about 60% of our lawyers practice full-time in the sector across a wide range of disciplines including investment, finance, development, construction, asset management, planning, environmental and dispute resolution. We are ranked by The Lawyer as having one of the UK's Top 15 Real Estate practices overall.
We are continuing to grow and an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our leading Real Estate team in London and to specialise in development and large scale regeneration work acting for housing associations, developers, house builders, local authorities and other public and private sector clients. Our work spans development from the small to the large and complex and we are active in all elements of residential development including build to rent, student accommodation, senior living and the wider health and social care real estate market.
Principal responsibilities:
- Involvement in all property aspects of development and regeneration schemes;
- Advising and undertaking acquisitions of development sites for residential and mixed use schemes for private sector developers, home builders and housing associations;
- Dealing with portfolio sales for developer clients;
- Undertaking a mix of property work for both private developer clients, home builders and housing associations including acquisitions, disposals and contract and asset management;
- Providing advice to borrowers and lenders upon the charging and financing of development sites;
- Advising on management agreements, grant agreements and other forms of commercial contracts;
- Strategic land acquisitions including options and promotion agreements;
- Advising on Joint Ventures and Partnerships;
- Legal research;
- Running own files;
- Comply with core competencies as appropriate to the fee earner level of qualification;
- Building and maintaining effective client relationships;
- Active participation in marketing initiatives;
- Ensuring files are managed in compliance with Lexcel procedures;
- Participating in firm-wide and departmental training sessions;
- Training and development of junior legal staff and PA (where appropriate).
Person specification:
The firm has a Career Development Framework which sets out the competencies we expect of those at different levels. In particular, for this role we require:
- Proven ability to take on responsibility and manage files, independently where appropriate;
- Strong client focus and a commitment to service delivery; and
- Drive and enthusiasm;
- Commercial awareness;
- Credibility; and
- Flexibility and can do attitude.
Experience and qualifications:
- Excellent academic record;
- Qualified solicitor;
- Proven expertise in the acquisition of development sites would be ideal; and
- Experience of working with public sector clients would be beneficial but not essential.
As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.
Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from every sector of the community. All applications will only be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.