Associate - Cdi

Our Commercial Development and Investment Team is looking for an Associate (NQ-3 PQE) to join our growing business. The role will have a broad high value, high profile property development and investors focus across all sectors.

PLEASE NOTE: We are only accepting direct applicants and this role is NOT open to agencies for now.

**About the Team**

Gowling WLG is home to one of the UK's largest real estate practices with a team of more than 275 commercially-minded, innovative and pragmatic lawyers. We work alongside many of the sector's most successful companies and have helped to deliver numerous high profile projects, advising throughout their lifecycle.

One of the biggest dedicated commercial development and investment teams in the UK advising many investors and developers, we regularly lead on high value, and strategically important deals and projects. Our extensive experience means clients receive innovative and commercial solutions to often complex specifications quickly and efficiently.

Our comprehensive real estate development service includes site assembly (with or without compulsory purchase) including obtaining vacant possession, managing the planning process to secure the necessary planning permission, structuring and negotiating tax-efficient development and financing arrangements.

With advice on investment and development projects including: joint venture projects, promotion agreements, sale and leaseback transactions, funding's and commercial lettings. Whilst we have a separate dedicated asset management team, certain asset management work will be done within the team.

Client reach - our wide range of clients include investors and developers in real estate, property companies, institutional investors, private equity investors, PLC corporate occupiers, and private clients. We advise on large portfolio acquisitions, offices, logistics sites and industrial estates, business and retail parks, hotels, student accommodation, and our wider real estate group advises on residential, private rented sector, healthcare, retirement and student accommodation.

Clients of the team include: Bridge Industrial, Graftongate, IM Properties, Jaguar Land Rover, LondonMetric Property, Peel L&P, Prologis, Revelan Group, The Hut Group, Osborne & Co and Wittington Investments.

**Main Purpose of the Job**

Our business is growing and we are looking for an Associate to join the team to provide support to and work closely with a Partner and other senior fee earners on commercial property work in relation to a wide spectrum of transactions for funders, property companies, developers and end users of strategic real estate facilities, for substantial UK wide property investments and development projects.

This is an opportunity to truly increase the depth and breadth of your experience, and be able to work with high profile and sophisticated clients. The work is challenging, varied and interesting and will provide opportunity to develop and nurture solid client relationships, as well as work closely with others within the team and firm.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**

The role will have a broad high value, high profile property development and investors focus across all sectors and will involve:

- Acquisition and disposal of land and properties freehold and leasehold (including unregistered land);
- Substantial real estate investment assets freehold and leasehold (including unregistered land);
- Major development projects;
- Lettings and Pre-lettings;
- Management of real estate portfolios;
- Associated property deeds and documents (e.g. side letters, conditional and unconditional agreements for sale/lease/surrender, options, deeds of variation, certificates of title etc.);
- Portfolio acquisitions;
- Marketing, group practice development and client entertainment/training events and activities;
**You should be able to**:

- Manage your own caseload to tight deadlines, remain calm under pressure and prioritise your workload effectively;
- Work in a team environment (which may involve working as part of a bigger project team) and support your colleagues;
- Give clear, practical advice with sound commercial judgment and swift accurate implementation of instructions;
- Negotiate effectively and deliver commercial solutions for our clients;
- Carry out title reviews and report on title;
- Communicate appropriately at all levels within the team and the wider business as well as with clients, agents and other parties;
- Work closely and collaboratively with Gowling WLG team members, clients, and other professionals (e.g. agents, surveyors, consultants, accountants and others);
- Understand property related deeds and documents and preferably have experience of drafting Leases, Transfers and other property related deeds and documents;
- Prepare for and participate in marketing functions as part of added value services to our clients;
- Delegate where appropriate and supervise and mentor more junior fee earner team membe