The role A Solicitor position has arisen in our Investment, Asset Management and Occupiers team to work with and alongside our partners who specialise in commercial investment work, asset management and corporate occupiers, acting for established and growing property funds, offshore companies, national retail operators and local SMEs on a broad range of property transactions. To help us succeed and achieve our ambitions, we are looking to ideally appoint a newly qualified Solicitor, with relevant real estate experience gained in a trainee seat or as a Paralegal. You will join our highly successful national Real Estate team, based in our Birmingham office. The role is particularly suitable for a candidate who is ambitious, confident in their abilities and is keen to grow and develop their own relationships. The team Our national Real Estate team has an outstanding reputation for its technical and commercial expertise across all disciplines, including commercial development, commercial investment, mixed-use development, landlord and tenant, retail and leisure, finance and securitisation, real estate litigation, planning and environmental. The Team also supports Gateley Legal's corporate, banking and restructuring teams who act for a wide variety of corporate clients and banks as well as national insolvency practices. It also works hand in glove with our non-legal property businesses Gateley Capitus, Gateley Hamer, RJA, Gateley Smithers Purslow and Gateley Vinden which give us a unique market advantage with property investment and development clients. The Team is friendly, supportive and sociable and you can expect to be supported by the partners and senior team members and in turn asked to support junior members of the team. The person This opportunity would ideally suit a newly qualified to one year PQE Solicitor who can demonstrate an understanding within the following areas of real estate work: Investment Sales and Acquisitions The Team acts for property investment funds and other institutional and family office landlords on the acquisition, financing, management and sale of numerous property assets. Projects range from large portfolios to quirky one-off buildings. Some experience of assisting on transacting investment acquisitions would be welcome along with an ability to quickly and succinctly analyse due diligence information, produce title reports, and provide pragmatic commercial advice. Asset Management / Landlord & Tenant Experience of drafting and preparing leases, agreements for lease, licences to alter, licences to assign and general asset management work is essential. The Team acts for major landlords and tenants across all sectors (retail, office, industrial) and experience of assisting on transactions for both would be beneficial. Corporate and Banking Support The Team also supports the corporate, banking and restructuring units with the property aspects of corporate sales and acquisitions. Experience of assisting with corporate support work - including drafting and negotiating suites of warranties, disclosure letters and business purchase agreements - would be useful but not essential. Some knowledge of acting for borrowers in connection with property financing and refinancing would also be of assistance (including the drafting of certificates of title). We also look for the following attributes: Ambition to build, strengthen and grow a network of clients within professional services. Eagerness and willing to proactively business develop and assist in cross marketing across the wider team and Gateley group. Excellent inter-personal skills and a confident manner in engaging with clients and colleagues. A strong team work ethic and the ability to work effectively under pressure. Drive, commitment, self-motivation and a "can do" attitude. The ability to exercise discretion and professionalism at all times. Exceptional attention to detail. About You About Us The benefits With support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus. In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent). Finally, with Perks At Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to coding to languages to hip hop dance. We are Gateley We are forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our clients face. Gateley is a legal and professional services group, we are a group of formidable experts in all areas of law and business. Passionate problem solvers, we get our kicks from finding the right answers and getting our legal and business clients where they need to be. We support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond. Being part of Gateley is not just about the expertise that you bring; it's about attitude too. The 'Gateley Story' is the story of our people and our culture. It is what has got us to where we are today as a successful business and it's the driving force behind the Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have a set of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team Spirit is and this includes five elements that bind us all together as one Gateley: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do and Working Together. Every year across the group, we recognise members of our team that have gone and above and beyond and have lived these shared values. They are recognised at our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards. Diversity, inclusion and well being Diversity, inclusion and well being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture. We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies. We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions. Additional Information If you are successful in receiving an offer of a role with our company a variety of pre-employment screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks can include but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional and academic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. The screening that takes place will be relevant to your role and will vary from role to role.