Associate, Real Estate

PQE:
- 2 years +- Term:
- Permanent- Reports to:
- Partner- Practice group:
- Real Estate- Location:
- Milton Keynes- The departmentDentons Real Estate team is the largest in the largest in the world with a leading reputation across a broad spectrum of industries and markets. Our Team located in Milton Keynes forms an integral and seamless part of an award winning practice which spans a complete range of real estate services to clients, from development, joint ventures, structured investments, acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant, retail and real estate finance to construction and property litigation.

The team combines a deep and current legal expertise with sophisticated marketplace knowledge and industry expertise and acts for the full spectrum of stakeholders including **Network Rail**, **Dept of Work & Pensions** and **Sainsburys**.

The global expansion of our firm over recent years has broadened the international angle to our real estate practice.
- Purpose of roleOur Milton Keynes Real Estate team is looking for an Associate with experience in general commercial real estate work.

The team works on a wide variety of real estate transactions, both domestic UK transactions and supporting activities of the firm's global clients. We deliver a client-focused responsive service for blue chip clients who expect the highest quality, great value and the delivery of excellent work. They, and we, expect our lawyers to be specialists in their sectors, and to be pro-active and commercially minded.

**Work highlights for the Milton Keynes team include**:

- Advising Network Rail on a range of headline-making rail, infrastructure and commercial development projects and the management of their portfolio across the UK.
- Advising household name retailers including Sainsbury's, Marks and Spencer and John Lewis on the management of their portfolios.
- Acting for most of the UK banks, and many other funding parties, on several high-profile real estate funding transactions.
- Acting for a Developer on a large regeneration project in London to build a new Football Stadium, Hotel and approximately 100 high-end apartments.
- Acting for a Middle Eastern investor on its sale of a trophy investment site in Pimlico, London for c. £70m.
- Acting for an Islamic Bank in the grant of a sharia compliant Ijara facility to a customer of the Bank seeking to purchase a property for £20m.
- Acting for a large hotel owner in the listing of a portfolio of English and Scottish hotels and apart-hotels on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
- Acting for Administrators on a large pub-sector administration affecting multiple sites.
- Required experience, skills and attributesIdeally NQ applicants will have completed a training seat in a commercial property team or have prior experience as a real estate paralegal.

More senior would preferably have experience of the following:

- Development and infrastructure projects.
- Investment based disposals and acquisitions (including corporate share acquisitions).
- Working with a project team including construction and planning colleagues.
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial real estate documents such as sale/purchase contracts, easements, licences and agreements for lease.
- Dealing with the usual real estate due diligence requirements such as the preparation/review of certificates/reports on title.
- Carrying out asset management and portfolio management work (e.g. shopping centres) and providing general landlord/tenant leasing advice.

**Core Competencies**
- Teamwork - Maintains productive and harmonious relationships within own team and across the firm to achieve objectives. Promotes team based working and shares knowledge.
- Communication - Communicates clearly, concisely and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Adaptability to change - is receptive to changing requirements in the job and the firm. Adapts approach to meet new priorities and able to promote new ideas and improvements.
- Customer focus - Proactive in identifying and addressing the needs of clients and internal customers to ensure the delivery of valuable and efficient services.
- Problem Solving - Analyses problems and information, evaluates options and risks in order to identify the most appropriate solutions. Bases decisions on sound judgement and initiative.
- Achievement - Displays a high degree of commitment and purpose in pursuing objectives. Prioritises plans and organises workload. Focused and energetic in ensuring tasks are carried through to successful completion.
- Personal Effectiveness - Projects confidence, self-motivation and enthusiasm. Displays a positive attitude and demonstrates self-control when under pressure.
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