Associate Solicitor

Key tasks, duties and quality standards:

Key tasks, duties and quality standards:

• Provide legal counsel, guidance and solutions to clients on commercial property and residential investment
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• Assist the department as a whole in meeting its fee earning targets by providing help, advice and assistance to clients of the department as well as other departments of the firm.
• Collaborate with clients, financial institutions, and other stakeholders to structure commercial property transactions effectively.
• Draft and review legal documents.
• Identify any legal obstacles or concerns that could impact transactions and work to resolve them.
• Stay up to date with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards related to real estate financing in the UK.
• Ensure that all transactions adhere to legal and regulatory requirements, including anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures.
• Supervise junior staff where necessary.
• Assess potential risks associated with commercial property deals and provide strategic advice to clients on risk management and mitigation.
• Demonstrates consistent willingness to become involved in activities of the firm, including marketing, outside of normal working hours.
• Is developing a client/referrer base and/or appreciates and identifies opportunities to refer work to other departments.
• Promotes good file management.
• Understand the importance of time recording and financial control with particular regard to cash-flow control through collection of monies on account and billing procedures.
• Ability to work self-sufficiently without non fee-earner support.
• Undertake other duties as from time to time required.
• Assist during the absence of other fee earners.
• Wants to be part of a dynamic commercial property team, which spans 5 offices, and genuinely contribute to the positive development and success of the firm.

To be successful in this role, we are seeking the following:

Qualifications

A good honours degree followed by LPC, training contract and PSC /or a good honours degree followed by SQE and qualifying work experience/ or a good honours degree with CILEX to Fellow level, LPC and PSC, and admitted by SRA as a solicitor.

Essential personal qualities, skills and abilities

• Is professional and courteous in communication at all times, both internally with colleagues and externally with clients and others.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude.
• Sound training.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify and resolve complex legal issues.
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple transactions simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly to various stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Understands and adheres to regulatory and compliance procedures at all times.
• Demonstrates an understanding of, and alignment with, the values of the firm (see below).

Desirable knowledge, skills and competencies

• Prior knowledge of Practice Evolve or other practice management systems.
• Familiarity with Practical Law and LexisNexis.