Overview
Role: an experienced transactional property lawyer to join Higgs LLP's Property Team. Our team is known for being active and well-respected in the region, with diverse and interesting clients. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a broad range of property transactions and to grow within a dynamic team.
We offer an exciting breadth of work advising international corporates, owner managed businesses, individuals and landed estates on disposals, acquisitions, commercial and residential development, property finance, corporate support, landlord and tenant/asset management, renewable energy and residential conveyancing. The team is proactive in the industrial, logistics and healthcare/childcare sectors, working with key clients to grow and manage property portfolios. This role is suitable for a candidate who is ambitious, confident in their abilities and keen to develop client relationships.
You will work on key client relationships, run your own transactions including high value and complex projects, and may have responsibilities for client relationships in some cases. You will also have supervision and management responsibilities for junior team members. Depending on experience, there is opportunity to undertake corporate support work alongside the Corporate team and handle commercial and residential development transactions.
Key Responsibilities
* Good commercial awareness and excellent technical and interpersonal skills with the ability to provide commercial, pragmatic and strategic advice to clients
* Draft and negotiate legal documentation relating to varied transactional work including contracts, agreements for lease, leases, licences, deeds, transfers, options and overage agreements
* Manage a busy caseload and prioritise effectively
* Deal with file opening, compliance and anti-money laundering matters and understand ethics and professionalism in a legal context
* Confidently deal with and manage clients with whom you will have direct contact and front-line responsibilities
* Maintain excellent financial hygiene on matters including WIP, debt management and time recording practices
* Undertake legal due diligence and title investigations, reporting to clients and producing certificates of title for lenders
* Manage client reporting processes across key client accounts
* Handle high value and complex legal matters in support of Partners
* Opportunity to supervise and lead developing lawyers
Person Specification
* Proactivity and self-management
* Good communication, organisational and team skills
* Excellent attention to detail
* Eagerness to learn new skills
* Flexible and dependable, able to take the initiative
* Able to remain calm under pressure and work to tight deadlines
* Conscientious, approachable and enthusiastic
* Able to quickly build confidence, respect and trust with others
Technical Knowledge
* Strong technical foundation across a variety of transactions and sectors, given breadth of client base
* Experience in landlord and tenant, property finance, corporate support and renewable energy transactions is useful; there will be opportunities for further professional and technical development
* Exciting time to join as the team continues to grow
What You Need to Know
Higgs offers hybrid working wherever possible. Our Best FIT (flexible, inclusive, together) principles are designed to help you complete your best work from the most appropriate location. If you need flexibility, let us know and we will try to accommodate your request.
We encourage a “dress for your diary” approach, dressing in a manner appropriate for your schedule or appointments.
As charter signatories to The Law Society’s Diversity and Inclusion Charter, Higgs is committed to developing a diverse business by engaging with the widest pool of talent. We recognise this is an ongoing journey and regularly monitor our figures.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Legal
* Industries: Law Practice
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