Salary: Negotiable
Department: Commercial Real Estate
Location: Ipswich
PQE: 1-4 years
Our client is a UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, they have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks.
They advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: property, corporate services, litigation and private client advisory.
Purpose of job:
You will provide additional fee earning support for a rapidly growing sector with a focus on technical excellence and business development.
The Department:
The Ipswich team comprises around 25 colleagues from a variety of career backgrounds and a wide range of skills and experience. The team is broadly structured into sub-groups according to principal work type, but with a fluidity to ensure individuals have the opportunity to gain experience in all areas. This ensures support at all levels, mentoring, regular communication and a clear route for advancement. The objective is that colleagues have a clear role but the opportunity to develop and make the role "their own
Main Responsibilities:
- Acting for a range of clients on a diverse range of property matters
- Acting on the purchase, sale and financing of properties
- Providing technical support to the local team members
- Being actively involved with developing and implementing the team business development plan
Key Skills/Experience Needed:
- Commercial landlord and tenant work
- Investment and asset management
- General commercial property development
- Experience of acting for banks and/or borrowers in secured lending matters
- Knowledge of providing property support as part of corporate transactions
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays rising with service
- Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
- Private Healthcare - BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
- Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
- Staff Profit Share / Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
- Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
- Paid ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) day
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Season Ticket Loan
- Gym Flex membership
- Electric car scheme
- Dress for your Day Policy
- Agile Working Policy