Shakespeare Martineau is a Top 50 law firm that combines creativity, commerciality and clarity. We work with blue-chip companies, leading organisations, high street brands and individuals across the country.
As enterprising and original thinkers, we’re driven to create exceptional experiences for our clients and our people. We handle personal and business-critical issues and game-changing deals across many dynamic sectors. It’s stimulating and rewarding.
We’re hardworking and deeply ambitious about creating opportunities for our employees; to move forward and achieve our ambition together. We provide an environment in which you’re supported to reach your potential.
Our people have a blend of excellent technical and business skills with the talent to do things differently.
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Our multi-disciplinary Real Estate group is highly regarded by our clients and within the sector. It comprises not only lawyers but also town and country planners. We’ve brought experts into our services in planning, development, investment, landlord and tenant matters, social housing, construction and litigation with a particular emphasis on energy, housing, education, finance and investment funds.
Our Development team specialises in portfolio property acquisitions and disposals, complex land transfers, large scale development projects and landlord and tenant matters, primarily in connection with affordable housing projects, extra care retirement and later living villages and specialist tenure leasehold schemes.
They have an enviable national client base, acting for some of the largest Registered Providers in the country. It is an exciting time to join the team as our housing clients seek to broaden their affordable housing portfolios and diversify into open market sales and the private rented sector. |
The role:
We are looking for a Newly Qualified ‘NQ'-3yr PQE Solicitor to join our Stratford-based Social Housing team, specialising in Development.
You will work within a team to provide a quality service to clients, predominantly working in the area of acquisition of affordable homes.
Your key duties will be:
- liaising with clients in a professional manner
- work with a team of experienced lawyers on a broad range of property and development work
- assisting on large complex deals with appropriate supervision, and also building up your own caseload of straightforward matters
- handling enquiries efficiently
- working to strict deadlines
Skills and experience you will have:
- up to 4 years’ property and development experience (for Newly Qualified candidates, relevant experience gained during your training contract is essential)
- strong IT skills
- the ability to manage files effectively
- an appreciation of office financial procedures
Key competencies you will need:
- a desire to specialise in this area of law
- a desire to enhance client relationships through day-to-day activity
- excellent communication skills
- to support the growth of the team
- a high degree of initiative and the ability to cope in a demanding environment
- excellent organisational and prioritising skills
- the ability to work in a busy team
About you – you will be:
- highly enthusiastic, willing to go the extra mile and be happy to go beyond the job description
- respectful towards others and have a positive, willing and ‘can do’ attitude
- keen to learn, interested in driving your own career progression and be proactive in taking ownership of this
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Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. |
