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Senior Specialist - Recruitment & Onboarding | Irwin Mitchell
We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it’s personal or business, we understand that everyone’s situation is different. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities. We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.
Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
The Northern Real Estate transactions team, based in our Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield offices, undertakes a broad range of work including development, investment, landlord and tenant, portfolio management and property financing across all sectors within the real estate sector.
The award winning team have recently been working on many notable projects including;
* Securing a panel appointment for a PLC housebuilder. To date, we have advised on numerous acquisitions across the North of the country for residential development which have included the acquisition of a site in North Lincolnshire which will see the development of over 900 homes and public open space along with a bulk disposal to a PRS provider (a wholly owned subsidiary of a major bank).
* Advising a Developer on the acquisition of a site at Kirkstall, Leeds from Tesco Stores and Leeds City Council which will see the development of 263 new homes, together with all associated funding documentation, planning and disposals of the constructed units to Casa by Moda and a registered provider
* Advising a listed Singaporean investor on its acquisition, funding and subsequent disposal of various student accommodation assets
* Advising the Developer on the acquisition of a 200 acre former colliery, one of the largest regeneration projects of its kind in the UK and advising on the ongoing development of distribution warehousing
* Advising the Developer in the acquisition and redevelopment of The Chocolate Works, York (former Terry’s headquarters and production plant).
* Advised a Developer on the acquisition, development, forward funding of Various projects to deliver 1,400,000 sq ft of logistics and industrial space across 168 acres of land with 2,500,000 sq ft of development either contracted or under development.
* Advising various Developers on partnership, development and joint venture agreements with landowners including Local authorities, colleges and universities.
Your Role
The successful candidate will manage a number of real estate transactions which may vary from sales purchases to developments and a number of high-profile commercial deals right from the start, working with well- established clients.
About You
We're looking for a Solicitor who is passionate about their work and has had exposure to a number of high-quality real estate transactions. Our ideal candidate will have the following:
* Qualified lawyer with 1 - 5 years' experience.
* The ability to cohesively work as part of a team.
* Demonstratable technical experience gained within Commercial Property, specifically, across development transactions.
* The ability to manage caseloads whilst maintaining attention to detail and a seamless service.
* A clear enthusiasm for this area of law, and a commitment to securing the best outcomes for your clients.
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
* 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
* Generous and flexible pension schemes.
* Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
* Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
Additional Information
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
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