Mid-senior Associate - London, United Kingdom - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a major international law firm, providing business law advice of the highest quality.

We want to be the law firm that clients turn to for legal advice where it most matters, wherever in the world that may be.

The Firm has over 2,400 lawyers in 28 offices around the world, providing a comprehensive service to national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments.

Our people make our firm - we are a people business and want to create a welcoming and supportive environment where all can flourish.

We see diversity as a strength which creates fresh perspectives and generates new ideas. We enjoy our work and are determined to do an outstanding job. We deliver best when working in teams.

Our culture is a product of the combined mindsets and behaviours of our people which is through the Being Freshfields principles, outlined below.

- we show respect to everyone
- we are there for one another
- we are open with each other
- we are positive role models

We think and work globally - we don't just say we are one firm; we act like one firm right across the world.

We work wherever our clients need us. This is how we define ourselves, not by reference to where we have offices. Cross-border work isn't just what we do, it is what we excel at.

We understand what it really takes to work across different legal systems and commercial environments and to bridge language and cultural gaps.

We aim to add value in everything we do - we are passionate about helping our clients succeed. We use our experience and creativity to help clients make judgements and achieve their goals. In everything we do, we seek to make a real difference to the communities in which we operate.

Freshfields is committed to promoting equality and diversity and to developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds make important and positive contributions to our business and how we service our clients.

Function overview

The highly regarded, award winning London Real Estate group has a wide ranging domestic and pan European practice.

Recent awards include winning the West End Deal of the Year in the Property Week Office Awards 2010 and being ranked as a 'stand out' group in the Risk and Regulation and Financial Services categories of the FT Innovative Lawyer Awards 2010 (for energy and restructuring transactions each with a significant real estate involvement).

We are part of an international team with leading real estate practices in each of the main western European jurisdictions.

The department and the firm place great emphasis on developing and supporting your career. Our training and know-how support is very highly regarded.

Role Summary

Freshfields' Global Transactions practice brings together lawyers specialising in corporate, finance and real estate.

Working collaboratively to provide the best transactional advice to clients, we act for private and public companies, banks, governments and states, amongst others.

We are consistently ranked at the top of the league tables in Europe, Asia and globally.

Most of our work has a cross-border element, requiring us to draw on the expertise of our global transactions lawyers in other offices across the network.

The highly regarded, award winning London Real Estate group has a wide ranging domestic and pan European practice.

We are part of an international team with leading real estate practices in each of the main western European jurisdictions.

The department and the firm place great emphasis on developing and supporting your career. Our training and know-how support is very highly regarded.

We are looking for a corporate Real Estate Associate with broad experience from a leading practice, with a particular interest in and focus on complex transactions in the real estate sector.

Key Responsibilities- Advising on and helping to lead firmwide teams delivering real estate M&A and joint venture transactions.- Advising on corporate and joint venture holding structures including real estate investment trusts, Limited Partnerships, unit trusts, and open and closed ended funds.- Advising on major real estate acquisitions, lettings and disposals including the impact of construction, planning and environmental law.- Providing an integrated service to clients working in all aspects of commercial real estate and advising on cross-border as well as UK real estate transactions.- Advising on property finance, innovative financing methods and equity and debt restructurings, including restructurings of financial institutions.- Advising on complex development projects including construction, planning and environmental issues.- Working together with the corporate and finance teams on the property aspects of various transactions, including acquisitions, financings, flotations and rights issues.

- Liaising with the specialists in our firm including tax, finance and corporate lawyers, areas that are often