Responsibilities
This is a multi-faceted real estate development position in which you will work alongside some of the biggest names within house building as well as niche developers. Your responsibilities will be varied but will include:
* Complex and large-scale land acquisitions for household names across England and Wales
* Disposals of serviced parcels to Housing Associations and other developers
* Funding arrangements
* Strategic options
Team
Our Residential Development Unit exclusively partners with housebuilders. We work with all of the top 10 housebuilders in the UK and 18 of the top 20. With 200 specialists, we have the largest residential development team in the UK offering a complete acquisition to disposal service. The team acts for national and regional housebuilders, promoters and institutional landowners on new residential developments of up to 6,500 new homes.
Our Land Team acts on large-scale development matters such as development agreements, conditional contracts, options, corporate and contractual joint venture and collaboration agreements. We also assist our housebuilder clients with strategic land projects. You’ll be able to rely on the UK’s largest plot team so that your focus is solely on land acquisition and development work. The team is supported by specialist Litigation, Planning and Construction teams, providing a full service to your clients.
Our Guildford team is headed up by Andy Wilson, Callum Nuttall, James Lawrence and Tim Wheen. This is a brilliant opportunity to learn from their experience and develop your career within this market-leading team.
The Person
We seek a Solicitor who is either an NQ or has up to 1-year PQE. While experience working with housebuilder clients is advantageous, we also welcome applications from skilled commercial property lawyers who want to specialise in residential work.
Key Attributes
* Passion and Commitment: We value individuals who are deeply passionate about land acquisition – a cornerstone of Gateley’s strategic vision.
* Growth Potential: Our track record speaks for itself – we nurture and elevate our Land Acquisition experts to Partnership positions. The last four associates who have joined our Leeds residential development team are all now partners at Gateley.
* Investment in the Future: We actively seek candidates whom we can invest in for long-term success.
At Gateley, you can expect world class development support. We invest heavily in training and support for our Solicitors at all levels on every property related topic as well as career development skills such as management training. As a Plc we are also able to offer opportunities that our LLP competitors are unable to. Solicitors can build up equity within the business throughout their careers via our sharesave scheme. We also award £50,000 of shares to those being promoted to Partner within Gateley. We are looking for someone who will take advantage of these many opportunities and develop themselves into one of our future leaders.
About You
About Us
Benefits
The benefits
With support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around our great development and progression opportunities, you will be rewarded for your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus. 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 option to purchase 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 and 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 serving over 5,700 active clients in the UK and beyond. The Gateley Story is the story of our people and our culture, and the shared values that bind us as one Gateley: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do and Working Together. We recognise team members annually through the Gateley Team Spirit awards.
Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing are important parts of Gateley’s culture and values. We recruit from diverse backgrounds and offer equal opportunities for all. We support flexible working patterns to help work-life balance. We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as a gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.
Additional Information
If you are offered a role with our company, a variety of pre-employment screening checks will be completed. Checks may include eligibility to work, qualifications, criminal records, financial stability, and references from previous employers. The screening will be relevant to your role and will vary accordingly.
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