Senior Associate - Commercial Real Estate

DAC Beachcroft LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A law firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Associate with 5-10 years PQE in Leeds. This role involves managing complex property transactions, providing legal advice to healthcare clients, and engaging in business development. Strong analytical skills, a good academic background, and a genuine interest in healthcare are essential for success in this dynamic team. This position offers significant opportunities for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years PQE as a Solicitor.
• Strong academics with at least a 2.1 degree.
• Interest in healthcare sector and business development.

Responsibilities

• Manage a wide range of property transactions.
• Act as primary contact for clients providing legal advice.
• Develop understanding of client statutory limitations.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Interest in healthcare

Business development

Education

2.1 degree

Job description

Senior Associate - Commercial Real Estate

Department: Real Estate - Commercial Real Estate

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Leeds

Description

The DAC Beachcroft Commercial Real Estate team comprises 65 lawyers working across all offices – London, Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds. It forms part of a wider real estate department comprising 135 lawyers including specialists in construction, planning, residential, and a dedicated portfolio asset management practice. This role is for a Senior Associate of 5+ years PQE to work in our Leeds office within our Real Estate Health team.

Clients for this team range from NHS England to NHS Trusts, primary care providers, independent health and social care providers, healthcare commissioning bodies and developers and charities. This role will support clients in a wide range of property transactions including asset management, development, acquisition and disposal, and strategic advisory work. The workload is varied and represents an ideal opportunity for the right person to gain experience and be part of a growing team both locally and nationally. This role offers the chance to be involved in active business development initiatives, have responsibility for and ownership of client relationships and be involved in growth of the team in Leeds and the North working closely with the lead partner in healthcare real estate and the wider team of healthcare lawyers in Leeds and the real estate and healthcare team nationally.

There is a significant opportunity for progression for an ambitious individual with an interest in working with healthcare clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Deal with a wide range of property transactions acting for landlord, tenant, buyer and seller
• Act as first and primary contact for clients on a day to day basis providing them with commercially focused legal advice
• Adhere to client protocol and process
• Develop a deep understanding of our client's statutory limitations and commercial drivers
• Advise NHS bodies on property transactions in the context of their statutory frameworks
• Work closely with clients on all matters
• Engage with and maintain and lead on existing client relationships
• Have the opportunity to engage with other departments across DAC Beachcroft to ensure a consistent and joined up approach to delivery of client services.
• Manage a caseload including larger complex matters
• Draft and review correspondence, reports and documents
• Maintain matters in good organisational shape and in accordance with client quality and service level agreements
• Work on matters of high value and quality in sensitive and complex environments
• Understand and comply with client service level agreements
• Support and lead on business development and marketing activity where required

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A 5-10 year PQE Solicitor
• Strong academics with at least a 2.1 degree
• A genuine interest in the healthcare sector
• The ability to hit the ground running and pick up work in a very busy team
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to analyse and apply legal principles and facts to derive technically sound, commercial strategies for complex cases
• Interest in business development, leading client relationships and growing a team