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The firm
Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.
The department
The Birketts Real Estate Team is one of the most highly regarded and largest dedicated real estate teams outside London, with over 250 lawyers.
Our team brings together exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds, including major City practices, leading national and regional firms, industry, and local government. This breadth of experience covers all aspects of real estate, including residential, social housing, planning, and commercial expertise.
The depth and range of our capabilities enable us to handle major and complex transactions and deliver a sector-focused service for our clients. It also means that joining Birketts offers unparalleled support, collaboration, and career opportunities across the entire real estate spectrum.
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to engage in high quality and specialist commercial real estate work within a leading UK firm and receive dedicated support from Partners and other senior lawyers both locally and across the national team.
You will be working alongside Mark Li, who leads the Commercial Real Estate team in Bristol and is ranked as a Next Generation Partner in Legal 500 and as an “Up and Coming” partner in Chambers Mark Li - Birketts. Mark will shortly be joined by a legal director from a top-tier City practice and will be seeking to grow the team further.
Accountabilities
The strength and depth of the Bristol and national team means we can offer opportunities for talented lawyers to work on high value, high profile and strategic regional and national matters.
In this role you will:
The candidate
We are seeking a Solicitor/Associate who:
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Employee benefits
At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. Alongside a flexible and inclusive work environment, we offer the following core benefits: