Real Estate Litigation Associate

Shoosmiths; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Shoosmiths in Birmingham is seeking a motivated Newly Qualified Associate to join its market leading Real Estate Litigation team. You will work on landlord and tenant disputes, support high profile clients across retail, leisure, development and the public sector, and gain exposure to complex, high value matters from day one.

You will develop technical expertise while building strong client relationships, with supervision as you manage your own caseload and contribute to business development and

Qualifications

• Newly qualified lawyer starting post-qualification career.
• Interest in real estate litigation and landlord/tenant disputes.
• Willingness to develop technical expertise and client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Assisting on landlord and tenant disputes and preparing case documentation.
• Conducting legal research and liaising with clients and counsel.
• Managing elements of your own caseload with appropriate supervision.
• Contributing to team initiatives, business development activities and knowledge sharing.

Job description

The role

We are seeking a motivated and commercially aware Newly Qualified Associate to join our market leading Real Estate Litigation team. This is an outstanding opportunity to begin your post qualification career within one of the UK's largest and most highly regarded practices in this area.

You will work closely with experienced lawyers on a broad range of property disputes, supporting high profile clients across sectors such as retail, leisure, development, and the public sector. From day one you will gain exposure to complex and high value matters developing your technical expertise while building strong client relationships.

Your responsibilities will include assisting on landlord and tenant disputes, preparing case documentation, conducting legal research, liaising with clients and counsel and managing elements of your own caseload with appropriate supervision. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to team initiatives, business development activities, and knowledge sharing.

At Shoosmiths we are committed to nurturing early talent. You will benefit from structured training, hands on experience and ongoing support to help you grow into a confident and well rounded litigation lawyer in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

The team

Our national Real Estate Litigation team is one of the largest and most experienced in the UK offering unrivalled expertise in this complex area of law. We support clients across all aspects of landlord and tenant litigation and real estate disputes, including break notices, dilapidations, forfeiture, land registration issues, lease renewals, possession claims, rent recovery, rights to light, service charge disputes, property related insolvency and restrictive covenants.

We also advise on specialist areas such as telecommunications, judicial review, and agricultural law. Our client base includes household retail and leisure brands, investment landlords, developers, local authorities and public sector bodies.

For a newly qualified lawyer this team provides an exceptional platform to develop your career. You will be exposed to a wide breadth of work supported by experienced colleagues and encouraged to take on responsibility as your confidence and capability grow. We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture investing in our people through structured development and opportunities to gain practical hands on experience.

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

Shoosmiths is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme replaced the Two Ticks Positive about Disabled People scheme. We had been accredited as a two tick employer for many years - Disability Confident broadens and develops that original commitment, and demonstrates we have adopted a proactive approach to employing disabled people and developing their abilities.

As part of our accreditation, we commit to interviewing any applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for each vacancy. In some circumstances we may only be able to interview those that best meet the essential criteria due to the volume of applications received.

Further information on the Disability Confident scheme is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to and usable by everyone. If you have a disability or long-term condition and would like to receive information in a different way, or need us to make any adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please get in touch with the Talent Acquisition team on [e-mail]. We can consider your needs and requirements, and how we can assist you to apply for our roles. For example we can provide a copy of our application via email so that you can complete it using your own accessibility software.

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.