Associate - Real Estate (Investment & Development)

Trowers & Hamlins is a City-led, international and national law firm with over 170 partners and 1000 staff. With offices across the UK, Middle East and Asia. Our global footprint is further enhanced by our strategic partnership with Interlaw which works to facilitate our management of multi-jurisdictional matters. We have leading practices in Corporate, Litigation, Tax, Banking and Finance, Real Estate and Private Wealth.

We've always been proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and value the variety of our partnership. We are different and we believe it is our people that make us unique. We expect and respect that you and your talents are too. Our strategic direction is shaped by a desire to grow our business in a way that is responsible and sustainable and has the principles of ESG at its core, guiding the way we operate firmwide.

The Real Estate Team

Real Estate is a key focus of our business. About 60% of our lawyers practice full-time in the sector across a wide range of disciplines including investment, development, construction, planning, environmental and dispute resolution. We are ranked by The Lawyer as having one of the UK's Top 15 Real Estate practices overall.

Our multidisciplinary real estate team advises on investment and development across the whole spectrum of assets in both the commercial and residential sectors, with a strong inward investment practice.

The Exeter Real Estate Team currently includes 39 fee earners advising on everything from large mixed use development schemes and regeneration projects to multi-million pound commercial investments on behalf of institutional investors.

What you will be doing

As a NQ Solicitor you will work in the Investment and Development Practice within our Real Estate group. You will work across investment acquisitions, disposal and asset management work; private residential development; local authority and registered provider housing development, estate regeneration and joint venture projects.

The role will also include advising a varied set of clients across private and public sector focusing on investment, asset management, development and strategic land transactions. This will encompass due diligence on medium-sized and large investment and or development sites. You will be assisting with acquisition and sale documents for mixed use and residential-led schemes.

The projects you will be working on will often involve close collaboration with our Corporate, Banking & Finance, Litigation and Projects & Construction, Planning & Environmental teams.

Your work will include:

• Involvement in all property aspects of development and regeneration schemes;
• Undertaking a mix of property work for developers, investors, social landlords, government bodies , local authorities and private sector bodies including acquisitions of development sites for residential and mixed use schemes. asset management, joint venture projects and large scale accommodation projects;
• Portfolio sales and acquisitions;
• Providing assistance on Real Estate finance work including preparing CLLS certificates of Title and managing conditions precedent
• Comply with core competencies as appropriate to the fee earner level of qualification;
• Building and maintaining and where possible initiating effective client relationships;
• Active participation in and, where appropriate leading, marketing initiatives;
• Running own files;
• Ensuring files are managed in compliance with Lexcel procedures;

What you will need

• Qualified solicitor with training seat completed in Real Estate.
• Excellent technical skills and innovative approach to their application;
• Proven ability to take responsibility, manage and progress matters independently where appropriate;
• Strong client focus and a commitment to service delivery;
• Drive and enthusiasm;
• Commercial awareness;
• Flexibility and can do attitude;
• Credibility;
• Solid academic record;

Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and values equity, diversity and inclusion. All applications will be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role and will be treated equally irrespective of Ethnicity, Gender (including Trans and non-binary) Race, Disability, Religion and sexual orientation.

If you require any further information on any of our vacancies or would like to discuss any adjustments or additional support that you might need either during the recruitment process or after the offer stage, please feel free to contact our recruitment team on recruit@trowers.com

As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.