Real Estate & Projects Solicitor

My client is a leading, full service law firm in the UK who are looking to recruit a Real Estate & Projects Solicitor, Legal Executive or a Licensed Conveyancer with PQE 3 years+ for their Central London office.

Currently, the Real Estate & Projects team consists of 6 Partners working on a wide variety of Property transactions with a broad range of clients, covering a full range of property related legal issues from giving advice on draft section 106's, development agreements, conditional contracts and potential title problems through to legal completion.

The ideal candidate will provide direct support and assistance to a partner in the team, whilst also helping with the management and development of junior fee earners and contributing more widely to the team and its growth.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Structuring transactions with reference to SDLT and VAT
• Dealing with access rights
• Drafting full reports on title
• Section 106 agreements and planning
• Highways and drainage (with paralegal support)
• Conditional contracts and option agreements, Development agreements and Nomination agreements (training provided, if necessary)
• S38, S104 and S278 adoption and highways agreements (with paralegal support)
• Statutory utility easements, leases and transfers (with paralegal support)
• Drafting and negotiating leases and licenses

• To follow department procedures, the Solicitors' accounts rules and the Firm's policies and procedures as detailed in the Office Manual, including LEXCEL
• Undertake such duties and tasks that are appropriate for the role of Solicitor such as changes in information systems and new technology as may reasonably be required
• To take on an active role and responsibility for training and developing fee earners

Attributes and Skills Required:

• You will have at least 3 years' PQE as a Property Solicitor with experience of site acquisition and development work
• You will have a strong academic background, ideally gaining a 2:1 at degree level
• You will enjoy client contact and have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritise workload to increase efficiency
• You will be commercially aware, proactive and able to convey clear and concise information to client and external organisations, which will not compromise the practice or the firm
• A high attention to detail to produce work / documentation which is consistently of a high standard
• To have a flexible approach to work to ensure client deadlines are always met and clients are communicated with on a consistent and regular basis
• You will be happy to undertake work with minimal supervision
• To be familiar with Word, Outlook and Internet applications
• Familiarity with Registered Providers would be an advantage but is by no means necessary

Salary (DoE): £Negotiable + Benefits

Job Type: Full-time, permanent

Start date: Immediate

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