Solicitor/Associate - Commercial Real Estate

DAC Beachcroft • Seekonk, MA

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

The DAC Beachcroft Commercial Real Estate team is seeking a Solicitor/Associate to join their cross-office team focusing on development and corporate occupier work and non-health public sector. This role is based in Manchester, Newcastle, or Bristol. The team is expanding due to new panel appointments, client wins, and increased work volumes. The successful candidate will work with a team of 4 Partner/Legal Directors and 8 lawyers at various levels, contributing to high-quality work and client service delivery. The client portfolio includes real estate developers, large corporates and funds, government departments, local authorities, universities, and corporate occupiers, offering opportunities to work on national strategic projects, investment sales and purchases, and leasing. Collaboration with colleagues in planning, construction, procurement, finance, corporate, and commercial departments is common.

Requirements

• A 2-5yr PQE solicitor with a strong academic record.
• Experience from a national/regional firm in commercial real estate: for example landlord and tenant and commercial property acquisition and disposals.
• Experience in all aspects of commercial property legal advice, including sales, acquisitions, varying landlord & tenant matters, due diligence and reporting.
• Strong technical skills and an ability to understand and work through complex issues with assistance.
• A demonstrable ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to legal issues.
• Ability to operate with a high level of self sufficiency, combined with an awareness of the boundaries of own competence/authority.
• A team oriented and collegiate way of working including experience of having supervised or managed more junior colleagues, in transactional matters and generally.
• Experience of and success with business development and client care or relationship management activities.
• Confident communicator with an ability to develop relationships internally, as well as being able to undertake client marketing and influence at all levels.
• An ability to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues, building up strong relationships.
• Strong organisation skills to ensure a pragmatic and methodical approach to handling a variety of commercial property matters simultaneously, through an IT case management system.
• A positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives.
• An ability to handle a complex and constantly changing workload and to work under pressure and within tight timescales if needed.
• Attention to detail and a concern for quality.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with seniors in the team having responsibility for key tasks in large scale or high value projects, as well as generally supporting the wider transaction.
• Where appropriate, lead on transactions (following training and supervision) and act as primary contact for clients on a day to day basis providing them with commercially focused legal advice.
• Work closely to client protocols and processes.
• Comply with the required standards for file opening, conflict management, and financial management of files, billing regimes etc. as well as the specific reporting or other management requirements of individual clients.
• Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.
• Make an appropriate contribution to non fee-earning activity e.g. knowledge sharing, training, client seminars, business development and/or client care and relationship management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level