Overview
Senior Associate/Legal Director - Commercial Real Estate role at DAC Beachcroft. This position is a transactional 5 – 10 PQE+ role as part of our Scottish Commercial Real Estate offering comprising 65 lawyers working across London, Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds and Glasgow. The team forms part of the wider real estate practice of over 150 colleagues nationwide, covering all aspects of transactional and contentious commercial real estate sector requirements including telecoms, retail, office, logistics, industrial, leisure and healthcare. Our Scottish offering focuses on telecoms, asset management, development and investment work, and provides cross-departmental and cross-jurisdictional support to the wider firm. There are opportunities to grow, and for the right candidate to build their own book of work with an established client portfolio south of the border.
Location: Glasgow
Department: Real Estate - Commercial Real Estate
Responsibilities
* Lead the majority of day-to-day transactional asset management work where appropriate and act as primary contact for clients, providing solutions-focused legal advice with supervision where needed.
* Support the wider team on high volume, high quality and large-scale projects, working closely with senior colleagues on key tasks and generally supporting the wider transactions.
* Work closely to client protocols and processes, particularly in terms of ongoing communications and reporting.
* Comply with required standards for file opening, conflict management, financial management of files, billing regimes, and client-specific reporting or management requirements.
* Handle confidential information in line with the firm’s data security protocols.
* Contribute to non-fee-earning activities, such as mentoring Scottish real estate trainees, knowledge sharing, training, client seminars, business development and client relationship management.
There are opportunities to work with colleagues across the UK and to build your brand south of the border.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Successful candidates will be enthusiastic and dedicated, with a strong work ethic and the desire to progress their legal career by developing technical skills and commercial awareness in a friendly, collaborative environment. Essential criteria include:
* Qualified Solicitor (ideally 5 - 10 PQE+) with experience in Scottish commercial real estate work.
* Enthusiastic and self-motivated team player who respects and supports others to achieve common goals.
* Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage tasks within timescales on high-volume projects.
* Confident communicator with ability to develop internal and client relationships and contribute to client marketing and relationship management.
* Commercial mindset with a pragmatic approach to legal issues.
* Strong organisation skills to manage a variety of commercial property matters across case management systems.
* Excellent attention to detail and the ability to produce high-standard work.
Desirable criteria include:
* Experience in telecoms and/or asset management would be advantageous; training provided.
* Experience supervising or managing junior colleagues would be preferred.
* Experience with VisualFiles would be advantageous; training provided.
Working Arrangements
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. Please discuss flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable. For PSL queries, please contact: recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com or csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Legal
* Industries: Law Practice
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