Senior Associate - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Dentons

Dentons

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location:
Glasgow

Duration:
Permanent

Reports to:
Partner

Overview

We are the largest real estate team in the World with a leading reputation across a broad spectrum of industries and markets.

Real Estate is a core sector of our business and a strong element across the Firm and its differentgeographies.

Our offices offer a complete range of real estate services to clients, from development, jointventures, structured investments, acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant, retail and real estate finance to planning and property litigation.

We work seamlessly with our colleagues in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, London and Milton Keynes to provide a truly UK-wide, cost effective service to our clients.

Our real estate department acts for some of the highest profile, sophisticated and demanding clients of the firm who expect high quality advice and service.

The global expansion of our firm over recent years has broadened our inward investment platform and brings an international angle to our real estate practice.

Role
Our Real Estate practice remains dynamic and an opportunity has arisen to add to the team in Glasgow. We are looking for a 5 years + PQE lawyer to join our team in Glasgow.

The team advise clients on a wide variety of high profile domestic and international real estate investment, development and finance transactions with a particular focus in the development and investment sectors.

This includes disposals/acquisitions, landlord and tenant and restructuring/insolvency.

You will also work with a major national infrastructure manager on real estate transactions across the whole spectrum including acquisitions/disposals, leasing, acquisition/granting of servitudes.

You will undertake a broad and varied range of real estate work working with some of the most sophisticated actors in the market involved in heavily publicised deals and drawing in the expertise of specialist departments.

It is expected that you will play a fundamental role in business development and have a prominent role within dedicated client service teams.

Responsibilities
Assisting on real estate finance, investment based disposals and acquisitions (including corporate share acquisitions), development and restructuring and insolvency transactions and other transactional work

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial real estate documents, including sale/purchase contracts, development agreements, agreements for lease and leases
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating security documentation and ancillary property documentation on real estate finance transactions
Liaising with our tax, planning, construction, employment, corporate and banking teams as appropriate
Dealing with the usual real estate due diligence requirements such as the preparation/review of certificates/reports of title and summary report
Active participation in business development and client relationship management.
Carrying out transactional sale/purchase, leasing and portfolio management work and general commercial property work
Carrying out asset management type work (eg shopping centres) and dealing with Landlord/Tenant leasing matters
Carrying out transactions aligned to the operational requirements of a national infrastructure client.

Core Competencies

Teamwork
Maintains productive and harmonious relationships within own team and across the firm to achieve objectives. Promotes team based working and shares knowledge.

Communication

Communicates clearly, concisely and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Adaptability to change is receptive to changing requirements in the job and the firm. Adapts approach to meet new priorities and able to promote new ideas and improvements.

Customer focus

Proactive in identifying and addressing the needs of clients and internal customers to ensure the delivery of valuable and efficient services.

Problem Solving

Analyses problems and information, evaluates options and risks in order to identify the most appropriate solutions. Bases decisions on sound judgement and initiative.

Achievement

Displays a high degree of commitment and purpose in pursuing objectives. Prioritises plans and organises workload. Focused and energetic in ensuring tasks are carried through to successful completion.

Personal Effectiveness

Projects confidence, selfmotivation and enthusiasm. Displays a positive attitude and demonstrates selfcontrol when under pressure.

Firm Profile

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