Real Estate Senior Associate

Norton Rose LLP; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commercial law firm seeks an experienced Real Estate Solicitor in Leeds to manage a diverse caseload in commercial property, focusing on acquisitions, disposals, and landlord-tenant matters. The position offers the chance to work with a busy team, supported by various legal departments, and to contribute to ambitious growth plans with genuine promotion prospects.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus the option to buy 5 additional days

Discretionary bonus scheme

Private medical insurance through Vitality

Biennial private health assessment

Life assurance

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• 6+ years PQE as a Real Estate Solicitor.
• Experience with commercial property transactions.
• Ability to manage caseload with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage both freehold and leasehold transactions.
• Negotiate development agreements and overage deeds.
• Prepare reports on title and certificates of title.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Confidence in working directly with clients

Ability to build strong relationships

Aptitude for drafting and legal analysis

Excellent project management skills

Job description

Bevan Brittan is a leadingcommercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing,local government, and health and social care, we are specialists inthe construction, energy and resource management, higher educationand financial services sectors.

Supported by our valued businessservices professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teamsprovide almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate,property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercialand clinical negligence) legal and advisory services.

As a responsible business, weembrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible andResults. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence thedecisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, theymotivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and thecommunities that we're part of.

Consistently recognised as one ofThe Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legaldirectories, we are proud of our hard-earned reputation. Our 2023/24financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for aneleventh consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continueinvesting in our people.

Looking to the future, we'retargeting ambitious growth and success. And we're looking for thebest people to be part of it.

Join a team of experts andprogressive thinkers

A vacancy has arisen within our Real Estate team, to be based in ourLeeds office (with flexible hybrid-working). We are looking for anexperienced Real Estate Solicitor (6+ PQE), who is able to take on andrun an existing caseload with limited partner supervision. This rolewill involve advising clients across various aspects of commercialproperty, but with a particular emphasis on acquisitions, disposals,development agreements and the full range of landlord and tenant matters.

The role

Day to day responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Both freehold and leasehold sale and acquisition transactions;
• Negotiation of development agreements and overage deeds;
• Negotiation of agreements for lease, leases and wide range ofancillary landlord and tenant documentation;
• Preparation of reports on title, certificates of title and advicenotes; and
• Working across legal departments with others as part of a project team;

You would be joining a busy team and would have the chance to be partof, and help shape, our ambitious growth plans as a firm. There aregenuine promotion prospects for those with the ambition and skills todo so, plenty of variation in the work and plenty of support from boththe property team and the wider firm to help you develop your own practice.

What we are looking for from you

The successful applicant will possess the following skills:

• Strong communication skills with a professional approach to work
• Confidence in working directly with clients;
• An ability to build strong relationships with clients and intermediaries;
• An aptitude for drafting and legal analysis;
• A keenness to work collaboratively with colleagues at junior andsenior levels;
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to workefficiently to meet deadlines
• A practical and commercial approach; and
• A genuine interest in business development

Work with approachable people

When we ask colleagues what makesBevan Brittan a great place to work, the most popular thing they sayis "the people". The overwhelming consensus is that wemake time for each other. We welcome questions and support eachother. Naturally, we look for new colleagues who align with ourvalues.

Supported to be your best

We operate a hybrid working model based on the needs of our clients,teams and people. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday toFriday, but we're open to our people working more flexibly aroundthose times and welcome a conversation with you if you have anyquestions about this. We try to offer you the flexibility to workyour week in a way that suits you.

Learning, Development & Progression

We're committed to supporting your professional and personaldevelopment needs.This means that we offer a range of tailoredtraining courses and you will have lots of opportunity to learn fromthose around you. We actively encourage progression and this isreflected in our annual review and promotion processes. You will besupported by your line manager to achieve your full potential.

As a Bevan Brittan employee, you'll have access to a variety ofservices that support your wellbeing. We've pledged our commitment toThe Mindful Business Charter and lots of our people contribute to ourWellbeing Responsible Business strand, which organises an annualcalendar of wellbeing events and initiatives.

• A minimum of 25 days holiday(plus the option to buy up to an additional 5 days)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private medical insurancethrough Vitality
• Biennial private healthassessment through Nuffield Health
• Life assurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Embracing our differences andvaluing inclusion

Our shared aim is that everyone is welcome and can feel comfortable being themselves atBevan Brittan. To support this, we actively value and promoteequality, diversity and inclusion in everything that we do. You'll beempowered and supported through our employee led networks, diversecolleagues, and a broad range of firmwide initiatives.

Recognising the unique contributions that a diverse workforce canbring to our business, we encourage applications from people of allbackgrounds. We take great pride in being a Disability ConfidentEmployer. If you need any adjustments throughout the recruitmentprocess or have any questions, please get in touch with ourrecruitment team by emailing [e-mail]

Acting responsibly, now and forthe future

To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part ofBevan Brittan's identity. Our colleagues are heavily involved inshaping and delivering activity across the four pillars of our ResponsibleBusiness strategy : Community Engagement; EnvironmentalSustainability; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion; and Wellbeing.

Our people deliver pro bono legal work for charities andnot-for-profit organisations. We play an active role in our localcommunities and donated £100,000 across our four regional officecharities last year. We are also proudly carbon neutral. We'veachieved the UN's Climate Neutral Now accreditation and ourenvironmental sustainability plan focuses on achieving our net zerocarbon target by 2040.

Collectively, the four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues'wellbeing; offer an environment in which everyone can progress onmerit, give something back to the communities in which we work; andprotect the environment.