Firm profile
gunnercooke is a Top 75 law firm recognised by over 80 industry awards. Launched in 2010, the firm has rapidly grown to over 500 lawyers across 14 global offices in the UK, US, Germany and Austria. Our breadth of expertise covers some of the most interesting and important emerging disciplines, from ESG and charity law, to blockchain and competition.
Collaboration is at the forefront of our award-winning culture and is what sets our firm apart from the rest. Our firm brings together the most ambitious and commercially-minded people, who build and work in dynamic teams to best suit their clients’ needs.
Our purpose is simple; to deliver a positive impact for our clients, provide a better life for our people and to leave a better world than we found. Our charitable arm, the gunnercooke foundation, enables us to directly engage with communities on social issues and to help charitable organisations grow.
About the role
We are an established and growing Real Estate Finance Team with a wealth of expertise in the specialist secured lending industry.
We are looking to expand the team through the hire of an ambitious and entrepreneurially minded Real Estate Recovery Solicitor to join our very busy team which is headed up by a partner and senior associate with extensive industry experience.
The immediate team’s principal clients are specialist property finance (bridging and development) lenders and receivers, who they support in respect of unregulated loan originations and recoveries.
The role offers a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and growing team who have an appetite to develop and build strong, long-lasting relationships with new and existing clients.
The successful candidate will have the following attributes:
* Technical attributes:
* Commercial real estate experience
* Recovery of secured lending experience
* Secured lending origination experience
* Great attention to detail and consideration of facts, being able to think outside the box
* Excellent listening and communication skills
* Embrace processes and technology
* Values
* Be ambitious, driven and have a can-do attitude
* Be committed, reliable and brave
* Be a team player
* Be present, self-aware and authentic
Responsibilities:
* Undertake a caseload of real estate recovery work including security reviews, appointments and advise insolvency professionals, dispose of real estate assets.
* Ensure that each case from start to finish is being managed in a proactive and efficient manner.
* Managing relationship with lender clients and associated professionals to build trust confidence and reliability
* Identify and develop new relationships with lenders in the commercial lending market.
* Attend exhibitions/seminars and networking events to promote the company and build relationships with new and existing lender clients.
* Act as a brand ambassador, enhancing the market reputation of the business.
Salary and Benefits:
* competitive salary which can be flexible if criteria are met
A highly respected full-service firm environment with a well-supported infrastructure and a collegiate and collaborative, in a mainly but far from wholly, virtual environment.
If you are a qualified real estate lawyer, keen to make a move to an excellent team, please send your CV to