Overview
Top 50, award-winning, UK law firm with over 700 lawyers nationally wishes to recruit a newly or recently qualified Commercial Real Estate Lawyer in their Chelmsford office. You will assist with a busy caseload within the Charity Real Estate team, which comprises two senior lawyers who specialise in advising charities and other not-for-profit organisations on their land and property dealings.
This role offers the opportunity for one-on-one learning and mentoring, with scope to work with colleagues across the firm and a clear path for career advancement.
Responsibilities
- Buying and selling property for investment or occupational purposes
- Landlord and tenant issues for charities and not-for-profits
- Strategic development
- Compliance with charity law in the context of land and property
- Collaborative work on complex projects with the Charities team, such as the property aspects of charity mergers, incorporations, restructures and closures
Qualifications
The candidate
0 – 4 PQE gained within a strong regional, national or City firm with experience in some or all of the following real estate areas:
- 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
- No prior experience of charity law is necessary as this can be taught.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays (rising to 30 days)
- Long service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
- Private healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
- Staff profit share and individual performance bonus scheme
- Salary sacrifice (pensions, staff profit share)
- Life assurance – 4 x salary / permanent health insurance
- Paid CSR day
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Subsidised gym membership
- Electric car scheme
- Agile/Hybrid Working Policy
- Dress for your day policy
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