Commercial Property Solicitor

SP Law Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Milton Keynes is seeking a skilled legal professional to manage a wide range of commercial property matters. The successful candidate will have strong experience in landlord and tenant law, be able to draft and negotiate leases, and provide advice on compliance issues. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a busy team are essential. The firm is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of landlord and tenant law including commercial leases.
• Experience in advising on and drafting new leases and lease renewals.
• Variety of general commercial property experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage client files covering a wide range of commercial property matters.
• Draft and negotiate documentation including leases and agreements.
• Review and advise on documentation and compliance with title requisitions.
• Attend meetings and provide regular project updates to clients.
• Maintain strong working relationships with client personnel.

Skills

Commercial Property experience

Confidence and ability to communicate at senior levels

Excellent interpersonal and marketing skills

Organisational ability

Team player able to fit into a friendly, busy team

Education

Excellent academics

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

• Have day to day management of Client files covering a wide range of matters including leasehold acquisitions for greenfield sites, rooftop sites, in-build sites; deeds of variation; agreements for surrender; deeds of surrender; agreements; assignments; licences to occupy; freehold acquisitions; supplemental leases; tenancies at will; break notices; rent deposit deeds; deeds of easement; deeds of covenant; and customer licences.
• Draft documentation from precedent templates or otherwise producing first draft documentation based on heads of terms and ancillary client instructions and thereafter negotiate commercial terms and legal wording with other lawyers working towards agreeing documentation for engrossment.
• Review and consider first draft documentation based on heads of terms produced by other lawyers and thereafter negotiate commercial terms and legal wording with other lawyers working towards agreeing documentation for engrossment.
• Compose clear and concise correspondence to Client, its externally appointed surveyors and other lawyers.
• Investigate both registered and unregistered title, raise title requisitions if required and ensure compliance with any relevant restrictions. In the event of title defect, advise on the potential risks, possible remedies and/or rectification procedures as appropriate.
• Adhere to Client internal procedures which include (1) operating, managing and updating KEEP; (2) forecasting, reforecasting and claiming milestones; (3) producing a pre-engrossment report; (4) producing a précis for signing; (5) preparing and submitting on line short particulars; (6) scanning copies of completed documentation onto KEEP and (7) updating Client deed schedules and liaising direct with its storage database provider from time to time in connection with the return (and retrieval) of deed packets (or co-ordination of all of the same as appropriate).
• Deal with completions.
• Where appropriate, deal with SDLT and HMLR applications post-completion.
• Attend monthly review meetings with Client personnel (as requested).
• Undertake project work (substantial or otherwise) within the timescales set by Client and in accordance with any protocol issued by Client and if required provide regular project plan reports and/or attend conference call or face to face meetings to provide updates.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with Client personnel.
• Within 48 hours of receipt of a helpdesk query provide written advice to Client.
• At the request of Client, to spend time on secondment at its offices working alongside its in-house lawyers.
• Prepare and deliver training seminars on relevant topics to Client personnel at the request of Client;
• Attend and participate in marketing events hosted for Client personnel.
• Use appropriate financial and other tools such as Excel, Word, Outlook, Webview, Oyez Legal Forms and Delta View.
• Market EMW and the full range of services it offers so far as is possible during events or whilst networking.

Knowledge of:

• Variety of general commercial property experience
• Landlord and Tenant law including commercial leases
• Advising on and drafting new leases and lease renewals
• Knowledge of property finance work

Key Skills:

• Commercial Property experience
• Commercial, practical and financial awareness
• Confidence and ability to communicate at senior levels
• Excellent academics and strong ambition for career development
• Excellent interpersonal and marketing skills with the ability to develop contacts for the team and the firm
• Team player able to fit into a friendly, busy team
• Organisational ability
• Varied experience within commercial property

The firm is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to the implementation and maintenance of employment and recruitment practices which will ensure that no potential or current employee or trainee, is treated less favourably on the grounds of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, nationality, colour pregnancy, maternity or any other aspects unrelated to their current and potential skills, aptitudes and abilities.

Our Agency Contact Policy

At EMW, we value building strong and collaborative relationships when it comes to recruitment. To keep things simple and clear, we work exclusively with a trusted selection of recruitment agencies that are part of our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and with whom we have agreed terms of business.

However, if you’re an agency either outside of our PSL or part of our PSL, we kindly ask you not to send speculative CVs or candidate details. Any such submissions, whether sent directly to a member of our team or otherwise, will not be considered as forming any kind of agreement between EMW Law LLP and your agency.

Just to be transparent, if candidate details are submitted to us speculatively by an agency, we reserve the right to get in touch with the candidate directly. In such cases, EMW isn’t responsible for any fees, charges, or other payments to your agency.

Additionally, submitting a candidate’s CV speculatively doesn’t grant any right of representation. If we receive the same candidate’s details from one of our trusted PSL agencies, we will treat that agency as the valid representative under our agreed terms.

Lastly, all candidate CVs should be sent to the HR team and not directly to any of our other team members. If this process isn’t followed, then no candidate will be treated as having been submitted for an active vacancy and will not be considered as forming any kind of agreement between EMW Law LLP and your agency so no fees, charges or any other payments to your agency will be due.

We appreciate your understanding and hope this helps clarify how we work with agencies.

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