Associate

The Firm

Farrer & Co is synonymous with the highest quality legal advice and service.

We advise individuals, families, businesses, financial services, educational and not-for-profit organisations on every aspect of the law, wherever the need arises. From our offices in London we work with trusted professionals around the world to deliver a seamless international service.

Our clients present us with complex and varied challenges. Whether that's a complicated family trust issue, a multinational corporate transaction, or an emerging threat to their reputation, they need clear thinkers who can advise on the best solutions, fast thinkers when speed is of the essence and agile thinkers who can produce a fresh approach to get the job done. That's why they choose us.

Our clients value our in-depth knowledge, technical excellence and diversity of disciplines. But what really binds our long-standing relationships with them is our approach: pragmatic, plain speaking and always steadfast in our values, which we hold dear. Values which mean we gain our clients' trust, always strive to do the right thing, and aim for the best results for them.

Superb client service sits at the heart of everything we do. We are modern lawyers with timeless values.

The Team

The team provides clients with prompt, practical advice covering all aspects of residential property including conveyancing and the financing (both on acquisition and refinancing) of such properties. Many of the team's transactions are complex, involve tax and structuring advice, bespoke finance arrangement and overseas jurisdictions.

The team is ranked in tier 1 in the Legal 500 and band 1 in the Chambers High Net Worth guide.

Scope

The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of freehold/leasehold property conveyancing including sales and purchases and management matters. You will also be acting on property finance transactions, typically as separate representation for private banks in obtaining security over freehold/leasehold interests and on refinancing. You will be required to give general advice on property related matters and to be able to liaise with property agents as well as clients and their advisers.

Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will have a level of technical knowledge commensurate with their experience relating to the residential and secured lending practice area. They will have excellent communication skills and the ability to pitch advice to the needs of the client and go beyond simple reporting of issues. The candidate will have proven ability at managing a varied and often demanding workload. Enthusiasm and a willingness to work hard, as part of an ambitious team, are key attributes and the team would welcome applications from candidates looking to increase the complexity and demands of the work they do or to begin their career as a residential property lawyer. In addition, the successful candidate should have a willingness to increase their business development network and profile in the market generally and to support the team generally with attendance at events and networking opportunities.

The candidate will be an enthusiastic team player who is comfortable dealing with people across all levels, both internally within the firm and externally. The candidate will be someone who assumes responsibility and is constantly looking at new ways to deal efficiently with a varied, and often demanding workload. They will deal calmly and confidently with intermediaries and clients and, with support, have the ability to manage the demands of a varied workload within tight timescales.

Person Specification

• Good knowledge relating to residential and secured lending work and motivation to progress to more complex and demanding work;
• Efficient communication skills and the ability to communicate advice to the person receiving it;
• The ability to deal with many matters at any one time;
• The organisational skills to keep files in order and to move transactions to completion effectively;
• High intellectual calibre with a pragmatic and commercial approach to the law;

Education and Qualifications

• Minimum 2.1 degree and a training contract undertaken in a mid-sized or city firm or a firm with residential conveyancing expertise.

Special aspects

The hours of work for this opportunity are 9:30am - 5:30pm but we would expect the successful candidate to be committed, flexible and prepared to work beyond the normal office hours if necessary and in response to client demand. You will be expected to follow the firm’s agile working policy, which embraces home working but will require employees to spend a minimum number of days each week in the London office.

Farrer & Co is an equals opportunity employer who welcomes applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We look to employ the best candidates regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, social or economic background, religion, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other protected characteristic.

We are keen to ensure candidates have the best interview experience possible, if you require any adjustments during the interview or application process please let the recruitment team know.

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Farrer & Co conducts a pre-employment screening which includes a Criminal History Background and Credit Check for successful candidates.