Real Estate Lawyer - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
Description
Real Estate Lawyer (NQ to 3 PQE :
- If it's career development and high quality work you're looking for then this could well be your next move. Our talented Real Estate team in Edinburgh are recruiting.
- The team are close-knit in Edinburgh and very supportive so you will develop quickly. They are also part of a much larger RE team with a UK national presence of over 200 fee earners. It's the quality and commerciality of our service, our industry insight and the talent and passion of our people that engages our clients, and they love what we do.
- Our Edinburgh offices are in the city centre but we are flexible in terms of where you are based. Long term, the ability to work from the office a few days a week would be ideal for collaborative team working. We need people who are keen to be part of an ambitious team focused on growth and success, who are prepared to work hard and reap the rewards. Just as important though is the ability to have fun, to be inspired by the work you do and to enjoy the company of your colleagues. If that sounds like you, we want to hear from you.
_ What is the role?_ - Our Real Estate team has a national reputation for commercial real estate investment and development work. You'll experience a wide range of property matters from acquisitions and disposals, development work, asset management work for investors, corporate support, real estate finance and renewable transactions in the wind and solar sectors. We have a diverse mix of clients that span the public and private sector and include commercial developers, regeneration companies, household names in house building and retail, as well as offices, shopping centres and industrial/warehouse schemes. Transactions are often high value and offer an excellent opportunity to be involved in high profile quality work.
- Our Real Estate team has a deserved reputation for providing firstclass legal advice, acting as trusted advisors to many of the key players across the sector. A number of our talented lawyers are listed as leaders in their field.
- Working with the wider Real Estate team across the country there will be plenty of opportunity for client contact and you'll be expected to build and maintain strong relationships with these contacts. Business development is an important aspect for all of our lawyers, and you will be able to contribute to the growth of the team by assisting with the organisation of client events, writing articles for our website and other marketing activities.
- You'll be a bright and resilient lawyer who is excited at the prospect of working in a busy yet supportive environment. Whatever your experience level, or background, you'll need excellent drafting skills, a sense of commercial pragmatism, a bright mind and a strong team ethos to help further develop the team's client base. You'll also need to be motivated to participate in business development that helps to raise the team's profile and network.
_ What makes it great to work here?_
Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits We like and make time for each other enabling us to establish professional relationships that can often become lasting friendships.
- Through our D&I initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have a Diversity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations. Please get in touch to let us know how we can
give you the best possible recruitment experience.
- As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing, including our team of dedicated mental health first aiders. We recognise that getting the right work life balance is a priority for all of us and we're very happy to talk flexible working, fulltime or parttime working patterns. We also recognise the challenges of relocation and postpandemic return to the office.
- And that's not all, alongside a competitive salary you'll receive a flexible benefits package so you can choose and vary the benefits that matter most to you.
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