Solicitor / Associate

HCR Law; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A top UK law firm is seeking a 2-4 PQE Solicitor or Associate to join their Real Estate Finance team. The role involves advising on various real estate finance matters and working collaboratively with colleagues and clients. Candidates should have some experience in real estate finance and possess excellent technical drafting skills. This is an excellent opportunity to develop within a supportive environment offering a range of benefits.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

28 days annual leave

Bonus scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• 2-4 PQE in a relevant legal field.
• Some exposure to real estate finance.
• Ability to work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a range of real estate finance issues.
• Collaborate with team members to share knowledge.
• Participate in business development opportunities.

Skills

Real Estate Finance knowledge

Client relationship management

Technical drafting skills

Commercial acumen

Team collaboration

Education

PQE 2-4 years

Job description

About the Role

Do you enjoy a fast-paced environment working environment, and thrive on delivering an exceptional level of service? If so, a role in our Real Estate Finance team could be perfect for you. We are looking for a 2-4 PQE Solicitor or Associate to join either our Cardiff, Cheltenham or Worcester office. This role would suit you if you come from a Real Estate Finance background, or you have had some exposure to real estate finance work through a broader commercial property role. The team covers every aspect of a real estate deal, advising lenders and borrowers on loans related to property sales and acquisitions, and they help to finance property development and refinance existing debt. The team work with all kinds of lenders, including mainstream banks, bridging loan companies, challenger banks and peer-to-peer lenders and individual borrowers.

What We Need You To Do

• Advise on a range of issues across the breadth of real estate finance.
• Develop and maintain knowledge on issues within real estate finance, working collaboratively with colleagues across the whole team to share knowledge.
• Develop opportunities for referral of work across the business and actively participate in business development opportunities.

About You

• 2-4 PQE
• Some exposure to real estate finance, this could be whilst working in a broader real estate role
• An ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and successfully manage client relationships
• Excellent technical ability and drafting skills
• To demonstrate teamwork and relationship building skills
• To have strong commercial acumen
• To be proactive, ambitious and organised with a keen eye for detail

About Us

Benefits of working with us:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Sight tests / Glasses discounts
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Bonus scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• International secondments for 0-5 PQE
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Flu vaccinations

Is HCR the smart move for you?

HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.

Why HCR people love their jobs

Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our “Passion for People” lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples’ energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.

What career progression will HCR offer you?

HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.

What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?

As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 800 lawyers and support staff, including more than 150 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.

With ten offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they’re located. We’ve expanded significantly in Birmingham, Cardiff and the Thames Valley, and our merger with Hewitsons resulted in a full service regional hub being established in the heart of the Waterside innovation area centre of Northampton. Our London and Cambridge continue to grow apace.

With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces-friendly organisation.

We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.

A note for recruitment agencies – The HCR Resourcing Team is responsible for recruitment across the firm, and where possible will use direct hiring methods. We do work with a Preferred Supplier List, and where appropriate, we will release vacancies to those agencies who we deem most appropriate to support us. Only those agencies will be invited to submit candidates via our recruitment portal. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs sent to any employee or Partner of HCR will not be considered an introduction, and no fees will be applicable. Furthermore, we retain the right to pursue these candidates without query of ownership