Job Description
Our client, a thriving legal company in Basingstoke with numerous awards and highly recommended by The Legal 500 are seeking an experienced Commercial Property Solicitor to join their commercial property team who have seen significant year on year growth for more than 3 years and, continues to expand. As an experienced Commercial Property Solicitor, your role is to provide expert legal advice and assistance to their clients throughout their journey. This is a key role where you will help in providing expertise and support to their growing client base, acting as an ambassador for the company, helping to maintain their reputation for excellence and generate new business for the firm.
You will be an experienced and motivated Solicitor that can offer 3 or more years PQE to join their busy Commercial Property team and they will offer more opportunity for development and progression in the future.
What You’ll be doing:
* Taking over a caseload of existing matters whilst growing your own client base - you’ll get support from the department secretarial team throughout.
* Delivering the full process - taking a property all the way to completion.
* Working on a range of matters including acquisitions and disposal of freehold and leasehold properties, grants of new leases and lease renewals, general landlord and tenant matters, property finance, and the acquisition and disposal of land for development.
* Mentoring other more junior members of the team (where relevant to your experience).
* Networking and introducing new clients and relevant third parties to the firm.
* Upholding compliance regulations in line with our policies and maintaining CQS standards.
You will have:
* Minimum of 3 years’ experience post-qualification in Commercial Property.
* For those looking for the opportunity experience of managing a small team of Legal Secretaries / Administrators (desirable, but not essential).
* Highly efficient and self-motivated with strong administrative skills and the ability to delegate judiciously.
* Client focused and empathetic, with strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
* Confident with the use of Microsoft Office package (especially Outlook, Word and ideally Excel) and Case Management Systems.
* Previous digital dictation experience.
* A flexible team player who is present and calm under pressure.
This is an amazing opportunity to join a superb firm. Contact us today to discuss in more detail.