Real Estate/Housebuilding

We are looking to recruit a residential development lawyer with circa 1 – 7 years PQE, to act for our expanding client base of housebuilding and strategic land clients.

Our Housebuilding & Strategic Land (HSL) team is one of the largest residential development teams in the UK. Our HSL team is supported by large planning, plot sales, construction, environmental, agricultural, litigation and tax teams – with 80+ lawyers within the related HSL sector group. We act for the majority of the top-10 and top-20 housebuilders, local and national developers, housing associations, landowners (from individuals to major Plc regeneration companies), local authorities, investors and promoters in the residential development and strategic land sectors. We have been extremely successful with recent national housebuilder panel wins (both new appointments and re-appointments). Our vision is to be the best firm in the UK for residential development and to grow whilst maintaining our unique culture, where 'doing the right thing' and looking after our people remains at the heart of what we do.

We are looking for a Real Estate lawyer that can be based in Nottingham or Birmingham, (with flexible working available). Dependent on the level of experience, ideally the candidate should have:

• A proven track-record in acting for housebuilders, promoters, developers, land owners, housing associations and local authorities

• Good and growing client relationships

• Contacts with the leading residential development land agents in the region

• Competency with more routine transactions such as conditional and unconditional contracts, options, golden-brick and other affordable housing transactions, back-to-back sales, deeds of easement, infrastructure agreements, overages, site-assembly, and service charge/ management agreements

• Some experience of more complex transactions such as strategic land/ promotion agreements/ hybrid agreements, collaboration agreements, land pooling, building licences, mixed use schemes, PRS, institutional investment, portfolio charging and/or portfolio acquisitions

• A good understanding of VAT and SDLT issues

• A good understanding of affordable housing transactions

The successful candidate will be provided with further exposure to these areas as well as an extensive training scheme to support future career development. The most important criteria for us is someone who is ambitious, client-focussed, a team player and highly competent.

 
Key Responsibilities

• To work to a consistently high level and to provide an exemplary level of client service and care.

• Competent financial management and commercial awareness, including accurate time recording, billing, achievement of firm delivered targets and management of WIP. 

• To contribute actively toward business development opportunities to ensure the retention of existing clients and expansion of business.

• To ensure at all times that you maintain up to date technical expertise. 

• To be accountable for your own personal development and to continuously develop interpersonal and soft skills.

• To be competent at all times in accordance with the SRA competence standards 

• To carry out any other such reasonable tasks that may be required from time to time. 

 
Your skills and qualifications

• Have directly relevant previous experience and have the correct level of post qualified experience (PQE) for the role in question. 

• To have a strong commercial acumen and understanding of the industry and business of the client.

• A proven track record of competent financial management, ability to meet client expectations and sound case management skills. 

• Good IT skills, experience, and confidence with using case management systems, electronic time recording and general Microsoft packages. 

• To be a self-starting, friendly individual with excellent interpersonal skills. 

• To be able to consistently demonstrate and embody the firm's values.

No agencies direct applications only. For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact the recruitment team

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