Solicitor

Weightmans is a Top 45 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards and achieved several top rankings in Chambers UK 2016, we are immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people.

Our national Real Estate team provides a complete range of legal and advisory services on all aspects of commercial property for both the public and private sector. We advise on and draft heads of terms, development agreements, conditional contracts, option agreements, promotion agreements and associated planning matters, funding arrangements, freehold transfer and associated due diligence procedures. Our clients range from major retailers, leisure operators, national & regional developers, local authorities, universities and healthcare providers. We have been involved in a range of projects from £100 million city centre regeneration schemes to smaller bespoke ventures. Our service includes the management of large property portfolios for occupiers and investors, advising on LTA 1954 renewals, easements, covenants, service charges and land registration.

Main duties and responsibilities         

• Assisting in the acquisition and disposal of sites for the purposes of residential development.
• Assisting with the site set up of residential development schemes and drafting documentation
• Assisting with infrastructure and planning agreements.
• Assisting with residential investment acquisitions and disposals
• Managing a caseload of ground rent acquisitions
• Continuous improvement of case management workflows and reporting data
• Responsible for reporting to client sales teams and managing their expectations
• Leading, assisting and managing team members with their cases
• All other fee earning duties as are appropriate
• Accompanying team leaders to client meetings, seminars, networking and other business development activities

The above list is not exhaustive and the Solicitor will be expected from time to time to perform other reasonable tasks requested of them.

The person specification

• General Commercial Property Experience essential
• Residential conveyancing experience preferred
• Ability to run with transactions from start to finish with minimum supervision
• Confident communicator
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and lead others
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent drafting and research skills
• Willing contributor to business development

Please note:

• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.

• The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.