Commercial Property Senior Associate NEW

A well-established, Legal 500 recommended independent law firm is looking to appoint a Senior Associate to join its Commercial Property team in North Hampshire. This is a permanent role offering City-quality real estate work, genuine autonomy and a realistic path to Legal Director, all without the daily journey into London.

The team is sizeable and growing, having strengthened its senior bench over the past year. Its clients range from developers, landowners and property investors to funders, occupiers and owner-managed businesses, with deals regularly running into eight figures and particular depth in residential development, retail and leisure property.

The role:

You will run your own substantial caseload with a light touch from the Partners, work alongside them on the larger and more complex deals, and play an active part in bringing on the junior Lawyers in the team.

Your work will include:

• Sales, purchases, new lettings and lease renewals across landlord, tenant, investor and developer instructions
• Taking the lead on title, handling enquiries and preparing reports for clients and their lenders
• Preparing and negotiating the full range of transactional documents, from leases, licences and agreements for lease to contracts and transfers
• Advising on the property elements of wider corporate transactions alongside colleagues in that team
• Overseeing and checking work produced by more junior Lawyers, trainees and paralegals
• Growing client relationships and contributing to pitches and business development.

The candidate:

The firm would like to hear from Solicitors qualified in England and Wales with around five to eight years’ PQE, although more senior Lawyers will also be considered. You are likely to bring:

• Solid commercial real estate and landlord and tenant transactional experience
• The confidence to run files from instruction through to completion with limited oversight
• Strong drafting, negotiation and client care skills
• Some experience of supervising or mentoring junior colleagues or support staff
• Commercial awareness and a genuine appetite for business development.

Exposure to development and option agreements, real estate finance, or work for property funds and developers would be welcome, as would an existing client network.

The opportunity:

This is a chance to handle substantial, high-value work in a team that is investing in its future, with a clear route to Legal Director at a firm that has a track record of promoting its own people into the Partnership. The package comprises a competitive salary and a bonus scheme reflecting both individual and team performance, alongside pension, life assurance, 26 days’ holiday and an active social calendar.

The office is well placed for Lawyers living across Winchester, Newbury, Reading, Farnborough and the wider M3 corridor.

For a confidential discussion about the role and the firm, please get in touch with James Wheelhouse, Associate Director.

Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Our consultants will review your application and assess your suitability. We endeavour to respond to all applications within 72 hours, however due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually and would advise that if you do not hear from us you should assume you are not successful in your application.

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