Solicitor - Residential Development

Your new company
This Real Estate group covers a range of development and commercial property work with a number of partners ranked as leaders in their field. The group is divided into teams:

• The Residential Development division comprising three partners, two legal directors two consultants, one senior associate, three solicitors, one paralegal and four legal administrators.
• The new homes division comprising one partner, one senior associate, one chartered legal executive, four conveyancers, five paralegals and six legal administrators.
• The commercial real estate division includes a specialist commercial development team comprising two partners, one senior associate, four solicitors, one paralegal and a legal administrator.
• The property litigation team comprising two partners, one senior associate and two solicitors. The construction team comprising two partners, one consultant, one senior associate, one solicitor and a legal administrator.

Your new role
To provide a high-quality legal service to clients on all aspects of the development of land. This will be by way of assistance with the acquisition and disposal of sites for residential and mixed-use development (whether immediate or strategic). This will include advising on restrictive covenants, easements, affordable housing, leases, planning, highway agreements and agreements for supply of services.
What you\'ll need to succeed

• Strong academics: educated to degree level (with at least a 2:1) and a strong LPC pass (or equivalent) and hold a clean practising certificate from the SRA
• Indicatively, 2 - 4 years post qualification experience in this area of legal work

What you\'ll get in return
Flexible working options available.

• 26 days annual leave inclusive of a day off for your Birthday
• Private medical insurance (personal and family)
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance cover
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible annual leave benefits scheme
• Legal services (which include a reimbursement for fees incurred during selling or buying a house, up to a maximum of £750, after one year's service)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Flu Vaccination Vouchers
• Eye Test Vouchers
• Employee Recognition Scheme
• Candidate Referral Scheme
• Paid Emergency Leave

What you need to do now
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