Solicitor Real Estate

Irwin Mitchell; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A national law firm is looking for an ambitious individual to join its Real Estate team in Southampton. You will work closely with partners on high-profile commercial deals and must have experience in residential or commercial development matters. The role also emphasizes team collaboration and business development initiatives. The ideal candidate should demonstrate enthusiasm for Real Estate law, along with strong organizational skills. The firm offers a competitive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Flexible pension schemes

Paid volunteering days

Health membership offerings

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Clear enthusiasm for Real Estate law.
• Experience in residential or commercial development matters.
• Ability to work pragmatically and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Involved in high-profile commercial deals.
• Participate in practice development initiatives.
• Seek business development opportunities.

Skills

Enthusiasm for law

Ability to work under pressure

Team collaboration

Job description

Your Role

and What You'll Be Doing The team is led by partner, Guy Sackett and the team deals with a wide range of Real Estate work primarily focused on residential led development with a specialism in strategic land development projects. We also deal with commercial development projects, regeneration and investment/asset management work for national companies, highly regarded regional property companies, as well as a number of respected owner/occupier clients. The team also advises on niche natural capital projects in biodiversity net gain, water neutrality and nutrient neutrality providing offsite solutions to unlock thousands of residential developments. The Team also deal with both contentious and non-contentious agricultural matters.

What we’ve been doing recently:

• Advising a national land promoter on numerous strategic land promotion agreements across the country;
• Dealing with the promotion of a 250 plus acre Sussex site for delivery of up to 1,500 residential units, together with education, leisure and care facilities
• Acting for habitat bank operators and mitigation providers on conservation covenants and natural capital projects relating to biodiversity net gain, water neutrality and nutrient neutrality;
• Advising a number of household owner/occupier names on a wide range of asset management matters including portfolio expansions, estate restructurings and re‑financings
• Acting for a number of Further Education Colleges in relation to a range of issues affecting their campuses including leases, charges, sales and redevelopment
• Advising on the acquisition and development of a prominent mixed use gateway site in Leicester, comprising offices, residential, hotel, student accommodation and retail accommodation valued at approximately £50m

About You

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual to join a growing national team. You’ll have the chance to work closely with partners and be involved in high‑profile commercial deals right from the start, working with well‑established clients. Given the nature of the role, you will be highly organised and be able to work pragmatically.

You’ll work to participate in relevant practice development initiatives, seek to get involved with business development opportunities and keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice. To drive best practice further, you will be an exceptional team player with the ability to work collaboratively to deliver the best outcomes for our clients and to develop other team members.

What we’ll need from you:

• A clear enthusiasm for this area of law and a commitment to securing the best outcomes for your clients whilst working under pressure
• The confidence to hit the ground running
• Experience in residential or commercial development matters or general commercial property deals

We believe the role would best suit someone with around 2 – 4 PQE.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays – You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well‑being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.