Commercial Property Lawyer

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Commercial Property Lawyer to join my clients team in their Belper, Derbyshire offices.

Job Purpose:

• To advise on and manage various legal aspects of commercial and charity property law including conveyancing sales and purchases, leases, working with landlords and tenants, interviewing clients, preparing documents and correspondence, negotiating on behalf of clients and meeting billing targets

• To contribute to our mission of establishing lifelong relationships with all our clients by anticipating and responding to their needs for quality legal services

Main Duties:

• To manage a varied caseload of commercial property matters from start to finish including sales and purchases, leases, buy-to-let purchases and sales, development re-financing transactions, charity and charity property matters and other landlord and tenant work.

• To take a proactive approach in building professional relationships with clients and other contacts in order to develop our commercial property presence in the area

• To assist colleagues, Directors and Heads of Department with any marketing and training events and initiatives

• To manage and supervise junior staff and support staff including assisting with recruitment, training etc if required

General Duties:

• To work in a flexible way to ensure that the workload is completed and to undertake any other jobs commensurate with the level of the post

• To establish, maintain and enhance team-working with colleagues and staff of the firm

• To keep confidential all information about individuals and the business of the firm and work within the guidelines of the GDPR

• To abide by our Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, Anti Money Laundering Policies and all other relevant policies

Experience:

• 2+ years’ experience handling commercial property sales, purchases and leases from start to finish including leases, buy to let purchases and sales and other commercial sales and purchases

• Experience of working with both tenants and landlords

• Experience of establishing, building and sustaining professional relationships with clients and external agencies

• Experience of managing own workload and prioritising appropriately

• Experience of working with charities and charity property ideally including Churches and Christian Charities

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.

Please Note:

Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful