Solicitor

Shoosmiths - UK Law Firm of the Year Winner at the Legal Week British Legal Awards 2015.

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.

Our team is one of the leading and largest UK Real Estate teams, recently winning “Legal Team of the Year” at the Estates Gazettes awards. We are spread nationally across all offices and represent an impressive range of household name clients from developers, investors and corporate occupiers through to banks and funders on some of the highest value and profile projects around.

You will be working as part of a team that is recognised for their excellent service and high quality legal advice. This opening will see you become a key member of an established team that is positive, professional and supportive. Our client list speaks volumes for the quality of our lawyers and the experience they provide.

This role will see you working on general real estate including acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant and development matters, as well as providing real estate support in corporate transactions. You will be supported by colleagues with specialist planning, environmental, construction, tax and litigation expertise and you will regularly be involved in large cross-office projects.  

Why should you apply?

If you really want your career to take off, then we’d like you to consider joining us. We’re a firm with the scale, stature and clients to provide you with the quality and variety of work and opportunities for development that you need to grow your career and rewards.

We provide a demanding, stimulating and rewarding environment. You’ll be working with people who thrive on being pro-active, bringing energy and ideas to make a real difference to clients. You’ll be expected to make things happen and take the initiative from day one.

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.