Disclaimer: Hunt UK Visa Sponsors aggregates job listings from publicly available sources, such as search engines, to assist with your job hunting. We do not claim affiliation with Shoosmiths. For the most up-to-date job details, please visit the official website by clicking "Apply Now."
Description
The role
We are looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic Senior Associate to support the teams continued growth on a varied and high-quality caseload which will include in particular investment and development work.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong commercial and technical experience. The successful candidate will work closely with clients and have opportunities to be involved in business development.
The role will provide every opportunity to develop your career to the next level and beyond.
The national real estate team
Our Real Estate group is one of the largest real estate teams in the UK, advising an impressive range of clients including commercial and residential developers, investors, major corporate occupiers and banks/funders. Offering exceptional market knowledge the team holds an outstanding reputation with clients and the market generally. “Clients are full of admiration for this team, noting it combines outstanding technical expertise with a “very” responsive service” (Chambers).
The team has 59 partners and 139 fee earners including specialists in construction, planning and property litigation. Our Professional Support Lawyers form one of the largest teams in the UK meaning that we work with precedents and provide training which is second to none.
The Leeds real estate team
The Leeds office of Shoosmiths has only existed for 8 years, but is a tremendous success story. Suffice to say that Shoosmiths Leeds property team shares the top 2 tiers of the Legal 500 and Chambers Directories with the established Leeds “Big Six” firms.
Our ambition does not stop here though - we intend to continue to grow and disrupt the market.
The firm
Shoosmiths is the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for our ability to focus on what matters. From offices across the UK and Brussels, we support some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact. We empower our people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. The first top 50 law firm to achieve ‘Platinum Standard’ Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm.
We have an outstanding benefits package to complement our competitive remuneration system. In addition to the competitive salaries, great working environment and high-quality work, we believe that all staff should be rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of the firm through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits.
To discover more about our benefits, please visit: Benefits Package
Equal opportunities
Our approach to our people is underpinned by our approach to diversity, inclusion and well-being. Our ambition is to build a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and talents, and a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong sense of community between colleagues.
This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
