Associate

PQE: 4 years +
Term: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
Team: Property Litigation
Location: Manchester
The firm

A leading UK law firm with a network of offices from the South Coast to Scotland, working together as one national team. An innovative practice and the first top 100 law firm to achieve “Gold Standard” Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm. The lack of barriers between departments, a real lack of hierarchy, zero tolerance for arrogance and pomposity makes Shoosmiths a fantastic place to work.

The team

Our national Property Litigation team has extensive experience and unrivalled expertise in dealing with this complex area of the law. With one of the largest property litigation practices in the UK, we are able to assist clients in all areas of landlord and tenant litigation, and in any real estate dispute. We act, for example, in connection with break notices; dilapidations; forfeiture; land registration disputes; issues relating to landlord's consent; lease renewals; possession claims; recovery of rent and other arrears; rights to light and other easement disputes; service charge issues; property related insolvency; and restrictive covenants. We also advise on a number of niche areas of law, including property related telecommunications issues, judicial review, and agricultural law. Our clients include household names in the retail and leisure sectors, investment landlords, developers of both commercial and residential land, local authorities, and other public bodies.

The role

Our team is growing and we are seeking for an additional litigator to further develop and expand our real estate litigation offering in the North. The successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record of carrying out a full range of commercial real estate litigation as well as advisory work and in particular, experience in development constraints and owner/occupier portfolio work would be helpful. 
 
The Manchester team is one of the largest property litigation teams in the city and the successful candidate will enjoy a broad yet complex workload and get to work alongside a real estate department that is ranked Tier 1 in Manchester.  
 
This is an excellent opportunity for an existing associate who is looking for a challenging new role within a highly experienced, well regarded and supportive team.

 

Equal opportunities

Shoosmiths is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.