REAL ESTATE GROUP, Commercial Development & Investment Team, Solicitor, NQ+, Birmingham

Advising on acquisition (including site assembly), disposal, preletting and lease of freehold and leasehold, registered and unregistered land, including specifically:

• taking instructions from and exploring with the client, his agent or any relevant third parties the legal and non-legal objectives of the transaction
• liaising throughout with the client, his agents or any relevant third parties
• drafting and negotiating conditional and unconditional agreements for sale/lease/surrender
• drafting and negotiating leases, surrenders, underleases, transfers, assignments, certificates of title, side letters, options and deeds of variation
• conducting pre-contract and pre-completion searches
• raising and replying to pre-contract preliminary and additional enquiries
• investigating and deducing title and drafting reports on title
• advising on indemnity issues and insurance cover for defective title and negotiating policy terms with insurers
• exchanging contracts

Key Skills and Experiences:

We would look for the successful applicant to be either a recently qualified solicitor or trainee solicitor who is approaching qualification who has:
• Demonstrable experience of handling a commercial property focused caseload either during their training or post qualification at a firm which has a strong reputation for commercial property work.
• Experience of drafting and negotiating commercial leases, licences and other related documentation under partner supervision.
• An understanding of the principles behind investment property transactions.
• Experience of running basic property transactions with minimal supervision.
• Some experience of building relationships with both new and existing clients.
• Experience of assisting partners and associates with a broad range of marketing and profile raising initiatives.
• Some experience of assisting other team members with writing technical articles and the presentation of seminars and other briefing sessions.
• A basic understanding of the commercial issues impacting on a client’s business.

Competencies:

We would look for the successful applicant to have:
• Solid organisation and time management skills
• Experience of working in a team and the ability to develop relationships with colleagues and clients alike
• Proven attention to detail and drafting skills
• Sound problem solving skills
• The ability to adapt to a broad range of situations and circumstances and remain calm under pressure
• Sound, basic understanding of technical legal issues in their chosen field
• Sound interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills

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