Solicitor - Real Estate

Weightmans Llp; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned law firm is seeking a Real Estate professional in Leeds to manage caseloads, draft documents, and support team members. The ideal candidate has up to 2 years of PQE, strong teamwork abilities, and a keen interest in real estate work. Offer includes hybrid working and comprehensive benefits such as healthcare and pension plan.

Benefits

28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid working including home office equipment

Healthcare cover/ Medicash

Pension plan Life Insurance 4 x salary

Interest-free travel loan scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Offers & discounts

Qualifications

• Experience and familiarity with development and regeneration work is an advantage.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload of Real Estate cases.
• Draft and prepare various real estate documents.
• Supervise and develop more junior members of staff as required.

Skills

Excellent teamwork skills

Strong academics and technical knowledge

Good communication skills

Good time management and organisation skills

Ability to multi-task and prioritise

Flexible approach

Education

0 - 2 years PQE experience

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Overview

Our national Real Estate team provides a complete range of legal and advisory services on all aspects of commercial property to an excellent and diverse client base. This role is an opportunity to join an innovative and high performing, busy team in a client facing role. Our focus is on delivering a first class client service. We advise on a broad range of commercial property work including landlord & tenant; sales & purchases; property management; regeneration projects & development agreements and associated construction, planning and funding arrangements. Our clients range from major retailers, leisure operators, regional developers, local authorities, universities and healthcare providers. We have been involved in a range of projects from £100 million city centre regeneration schemes to smaller bespoke ventures. We offer an excellent in house training and development programme,

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload of Real Estate cases
• Provide support to other members of the team
• Draft and prepare various real estate documents
• Liaise with internal and external parties
• Supervise and develop more junior members of staff as may be required
• Ensure that work produced is to the highest standard
• Manage own time effectively
• Complete MI procedures as and when required
• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets
• Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KIPS are adhered to
• Comply with relevant policies and procedures
• Work in accordance with Weightmans\' values

Qualifications

• 0 - 2 years PQE experience
• Experience of and familiarity with development and regeneration work is an advantage
• Excellent team work skills
• Strong academics and technical knowledge
• Experience of and keen interest in real estate work
• Good IT and typing skills
• Good communication skills
• Good time management and organisation skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets
• Flexible approach

Benefits

• Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 10th overall employer at the annual Britain\'s Top Employers awards 2024 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.
• We believe in the power of people, innovation and partnership to provide strategic business insight and deep expertise to a range of private companies, public sector organisations and individuals. At the heart of our culture and organisation is a simple purpose that informs everything we think, say and do: See the Possibility. We believe thinking differently allows us to see the possibilities others don\'t.
• 28 days\' annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)
• Hybrid working including provision of home office equipment
• Healthcare cover/ Medicash
• Pension plan Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Interest free travel loan scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
• Discounted gym membership Discounted dental scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offers & discounts Great reward and recognition scheme
• There are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.