Commercial Property Senior Associate / Partner

This firm is currently succession planning, as such there is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious candidate to come in and progress relatively quickly.

Are you an ambitious Senior Associate looking for a road map and stepping stone up to Partnership? You might be in a top-heavy team. Equally, you might be a Partner looking to move to a firm well-run practice with a stellar reputation for good-quality work.

The firm has been established for 25 years. The vision that the founding partners launched the firm on was "to work on good quality work for an excellent client base, and to love the work that they do, whilst ensuring there is a good work-life balance". This ethos still very much remains in the present day.

The firm stands at 30 members of staff. The practice is well-run with a solid leadership team, and the firm is highly profitable. They have an open-plan office with a vibrant and friendly culture, there is very much a family feel running throughout the firm. You will find that everyone goes above and beyond to help each other, the level of collaboration is very evident, and as such there is an abundance of team spirit. There is also a nice social scene at the firm with regular events and nice touches which uplift everyone's spirit.

The firm has an excellent track record of mentoring, developing, and nurturing their legal talent, a good example of this is two members of the team that started as paralegals and have just been made up to Partner. An advantage of being at a firm of their size is they reward based on merit and they do not have the corporate red tape and bureaucracy of larger practices.

The firm embraces modern working practices with hybrid working being standard practice.

The firm has three distinct practice areas, Corporate, Litigation, and Property. A lot of the work that they do is intertwined throughout the departments. The firm has an excellent client base and continues to receive a large proportion of all its work from referrals.

You will find that the firm has a refreshing approach in terms of the service they offer clients.

Despite the firm's size, you will find it common to work on the other side of much larger practices.

The role

The firm is seeking a Commercial Property Senior Associate / Partner to join the firm's vibrant office in the heart of the West End of London.

The firm currently has a commercial property / real estate team of seven. The department is currently very busy and they have an influx of new work. Real Estate is a core practice area for the firm and even the work that is done in the corporate commercial department does have a real estate flavor.

The firm is seeking a new senior lawyer that can come in to deal with a broad caseload, which will make for an interesting role. You will also work with the other partners to drive the department forwards. You will have a good level of autonomy within the role.

The department deals with a broad range which includes; Acquisitions and disposals of commercial premises across a broad spectrum of industry sectors, commercial leases, licenses to assign, property development, portfolio management, and some construction matters.

This role could prove to be a good stepping stone for a Senior Associate looking for a route to partnership.

Requirements

• You will be a Commercial Property Solicitor with at least six years PQE (there is no upper limit regarding the amount of experience)
• Experience in business development is of advantage
• You should have first-class client and communication skills
• The firm is open-minded regarding the candidates background
• Salary is competitive and negotiable depending on the candidates background

This is an excellent opportunity for a Commercial Property Senior Associate / Partner to join this West End, London firm. Feel free to call for a confidential conversation.