Real Estate Lawyer

Womble Bond Dickinson; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transatlantic law firm in Newcastle is seeking a Real Estate Lawyer to manage commercial real estate investment and asset management matters. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in complex real estate transactions, excellent drafting skills, and a commitment to client service. This role offers a supportive work environment and emphasizes business development contributions.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Health and wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• 4+ years post-admission experience in law.
• Experience with real estate finance transactions.
• Knowledge in areas of complex real estate work.

Responsibilities

• Handle commercial real estate investment and asset management matters.
• Support real estate finance and corporate transactions.
• Contribute to business development through marketing activities.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Excellent drafting skills

Team collaboration

Client service orientation

Education

Legal qualification

Job description

Overview

We pride ourselves on our exceptional client service, and sector insights. With an impressive client base that includes regional and national investors, developers, landowners, funders and public sector regeneration bodies, we can offer the right candidate an unrivalled variety and quality of work. Our national presence spans eight locations, and our wider Real Estate team offers exciting opportunities for growth and engagement. What is the role? As a Real Estate Lawyer within the Newcastle contingent of our national team, you'll play a pivotal role in handling diverse commercial real estate investment and asset management matters. You'll also provide crucial support on larger real estate finance and corporate support transactions. The team is fast growing and provides a supportive environment, allowing you to quickly immerse yourself in high-quality work and develop your skills. What does the ideal candidate look like? We're keen to see applications from enthusiastic real estate lawyers who've had exposure to complex real estate work. You'll need some experience of collaborating on real estate investment projects, drafting and reviewing legal documents related to asset management, acquisitions, disposals and real estate finance transactions and some knowledge of development work would be helpful. Ultimately you must have the ability to deliver a first-class service to our clients. You'll be a lawyer who is excited at the prospect of working in a busy and supportive environment. Excellent drafting skills, a sense of commercial pragmatism, a bright mind and a strong team ethos to help further develop the team's client base is important for this role. Business development is important for all of our lawyers, and you will be able to contribute to the growth of the team by assisting with the organisation of client events, writing articles for our website and other marketing activities.

Qualifications

• A legal qualification with 4+ years post admission experience.
• Experience of working on real estate finance transactions.
• Experience gained from working as part of a team on complex transactions.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge gained in the key areas of focus.

Culture and Values

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits! As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working. Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, neurodiversity, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about DEI at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

About Womble Bond Dickinson

Womble Bond Dickinson is a full-service transatlantic law firm, created on 1 November 2017 through the combination of UK firm Bond Dickinson and US firm Womble Carlyle. A Top 100 law firm globally and Top 20 law firm in the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson has more than 420 partners and 1,000 lawyers based across 16 US cities and eight UK cities including a significant presence in London. The firm's reach also extends to Europe where it has strategic partnerships with other law firms in Germany and France. In the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson advises in excess of 40 FTSE 350 companies, many of the largest businesses in the country, government organisations and wealthy individuals. With a focus on eleven key sectors (Energy & Natural Resources; Financial Institutions; Healthcare; Insurance, Manufacturing; Real Estate; Retail and Consumer; Transport, Logistics & Infrastructure; Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences; Technology and Private Wealth) the firm's experience allows it to build strong relationships and deliver an excellent service to clients.