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Job Title – Commercial Property Solicitor (3-6 yrs pqe)

Department/Sector – Legal

Job Location – West Sussex

Salary – £35k-£50k

Our client is recruiting a Commercial Property Solicitor to look after construction law, environmental law, and regulatory services.

The property services team within our client is developing an enviable position in the market and deals with high-quality transactional work for commercial clients, investors, and developers.

In this role, you will manage a large and varied caseload with precision and commerciality.

You will look after a wide range of commercial property matters for general business clients, institutions, and public authority bodies.

Another part of the role is to handle the sale and purchase of commercial and industrial property, some being brownfield sites.

You must have experience in the development of land for residential and business purposes.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and approval of leases and all matters relating to the landlord and tenant Act
• Securitisation of assets mainly for banks
• Providing first-class client service, demonstrating an understanding of client needs and working to their goals
• Providing general property advice
• Playing an active role in building the business; developing marketing initiatives and drawing on existing contacts
• Achieving a target of 1300 hours of chargeable work per year as well as two hours of non-chargeable activity per day

Key Attributes

• Ideally 3-6 years post-qualification experience of commercial property work
• A genuine interest in Commercial Property work
• An in-depth understanding of client needs; able to pre-empt issues and exceed client expectations
• Commercial awareness
• Good communication skills
• Client focus; the ability to build and sustain relationships
• The desire to market your work and introduce business development initiatives where possible
• The ability to work well under pressure with limited supervision and manage a varied workload with the support of comprehensive accounting tools