Associate​/Senior Associate​/Legal Director

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Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups:
Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.

We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.

Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. Roll On Friday  recently ranked us as the 5th best law firm to work at in 2024.

With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 40% of our partnership.

The Birketts Commercial Real Estate Team is one of the best regarded and largest dedicated real estate teams within any firm outside of London, with over 200 lawyers across the firm as a whole. Our property lawyers are particularly experienced in dealing with development (including strategic land) and investment, planning, secured lending and landlord and tenant matters. We are increasingly advising high value, high profile transactions and clients.

Our lawyers come from a range of backgrounds, including major City practices, other major national and regional firms, industry and local government and include individuals with construction, planning and commercial expertise. The depth and range of expertise means the team can work together in major and complex transactions and provide a sector based offering for our clients. It also means there is support and opportunity across the Real Estate spectrum.

• Drafting and negotiating on relevant contracts, deeds, documents, advice notes, letters and correspondence tailored to the client's individual needs and requirements.
• Acting as a key point of contact for clients, building trusted relationships, and identifying opportunities to add value.
• Participating in marketing and networking initiatives.
• Ownership of personal financial performance, demonstrating accountability and a commercial mindset.

• A minimum of 3 years PQE gained at a reputable legal firm
• Track record of managing caseloads with minimal supervision
• Strong attention to detail to produce work documentation which is consistently of a high standard
• Dependable and efficient in time management
• An interest in business development and an eye for identifying and leveraging opportunities
• Professional integrity and a commitment to providing excellent client service
• To be competent in using Microsoft Word, Excel, time recording software, case management, Outlook and digital dictation

• Commercial landlord and tenant work
• Investment and asset management
• General commercial property development and/or strategic land work (including Options, Promotion Agreements, Collaboration Agreements etc.)
• Experience of acting for banks and/or borrowers in secured lending matters
• Knowledge of providing property support as part of corporate transactions

Birketts has designed a 'Talent Management Framework' which provides a career structure that will help us develop, retain and reward talented people.

As an Associate, we typically expect candidates to have between 3-6 years PQE.

As a Senior Asociate you will have a minimum of 6 years PQE.

As a Legal Director you will have a minimum of 9 years PQE.

Any information provided in relation to PQE should be used for guidance only and will not be determinative in the recruitment decision. Applicants will be considered on…