Newly Qualified Commercial Property Lawyer

Origin Legal; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Top 50 law firm in the UK is seeking a newly or recently qualified Commercial Real Estate Lawyer for its Cambridge office. The role involves working in one of the largest dedicated real estate teams outside London, handling various high-profile projects and diverse clients in real estate development, investment, and management.

Qualifications

• NQ - 2 PQE candidate is expected.
• Experience in commercial property is crucial.
• Work with banks and borrowers is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Work on landlord and tenant matters in commercial property.
• Handle asset management and investment transactions.
• Provide legal support in property-related corporate transactions.

Skills

Commercial landlord and tenant work

Investment and asset management

General commercial property development

Secured lending matters

Property support for corporate transactions

Job description

Top 50 UK Law firm with over 700 lawyers nationally wishes to recruit a newly or recently qualified Commercial Real Estate Lawyer in the Cambridge office.

The firm's Commercial Real Estate Team is one of the best regarded and largest dedicated real estate teams outside of London, with over 200 lawyers across the firm as a whole.

The Cambridge office houses the firm’s centre for excellence for Strategic Land Development, as well as specialists in Core Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Investment, Clean & Renewable Energy, Residential Development, Commercial Development, Management, and General Advisory, for a broad variety of clients.

Led by 4 Partners and supported by a diverse group of lawyers, they act for leading clients nationwide and some of the East of England’s (and Cambridge’s) most important businesses and institutions, including high-profile clients in sectors such as:

• Residential Development / Housebuilding
• Land promotion and development (residential and commercial)
• Private landowners and family trusts
• Public sector, including Local Authority and health
• Education including higher and further education, schools, and colleges
• Charities
• Institutional investors
• TV and media
• Clean/renewable energy
• Logistics, storage, and distribution
• Funders

The team now wishes to hire a NQ - 2 PQE candidate with experience in some or all of the following areas, gained within a strong regional, national, or City firm:

• Commercial landlord and tenant work
• Investment and asset management
• General commercial property development
• Experience acting for banks and/or borrowers in secured lending matters
• Knowledge of providing property support as part of corporate transactions