Senior Associate - Real Estate - #1735336
Mills & Reeve
Date: 1 day ago
City: Leeds
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day
Join our highly regarded national real estate team in Leeds—advising on complex commercial property matters, working with leading clients, and develop your expertise in a collaborative environment. Apply now!
The role
We are looking for a solicitor to join the Real Estate National Service Line (“NSL”). Based in Leeds, working under supervision, you will assist partners and other fee earners, undertaking a wide range of commercial property work.
Areas Of Work Include
You will be 4 years'+ PQE or equivalent experience in real estate work (commercial property), gained in a large regional or City law firm.
What skills and attributes would I need?
Essential
Our client base includes Oxbridge colleges, developers, corporate occupiers with multi-site holdings, institutional Investors, including family trusts, private office and global investment funds. The nature of our work and our clients encourages the development of long lasting and fulfilling relationships with both clients and their agents and other advisors.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The Benefits
As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.
Pre employment screening
If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.
The firm
Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.
We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,250 plus people and over 750 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.
By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase! We're also ranked in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and were recently awarded Platinum Investors in People.
and finally
Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.
To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website .
The role
We are looking for a solicitor to join the Real Estate National Service Line (“NSL”). Based in Leeds, working under supervision, you will assist partners and other fee earners, undertaking a wide range of commercial property work.
Areas Of Work Include
- Land acquisitions including options and conditional contracts
- Property investment acquisitions and disposals acting for both buyers and sellers
- Acting for landlords and tenants in connection with the grant of business leases
- Retail, leisure and healthcare development work (excluding construction)
- General management work to include dealing with:
- Surrenders
- Licences
- Easements
- rent reviews
- lease renewals
- property finance
You will be 4 years'+ PQE or equivalent experience in real estate work (commercial property), gained in a large regional or City law firm.
What skills and attributes would I need?
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
- Technically strong
- Excellent written English and ability to produce clear, logical drafting
- Effective time and matter management and a systematic approach to work
- Attention to detail
- Flexibility to work with several team members
- Lateral thinking and problem solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Property management or development experience
Our client base includes Oxbridge colleges, developers, corporate occupiers with multi-site holdings, institutional Investors, including family trusts, private office and global investment funds. The nature of our work and our clients encourages the development of long lasting and fulfilling relationships with both clients and their agents and other advisors.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The Benefits
As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.
Pre employment screening
If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.
The firm
Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.
We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,250 plus people and over 750 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.
By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase! We're also ranked in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and were recently awarded Platinum Investors in People.
and finally
Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.
To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website .
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