Real Estate Finance Solicitor – 3 to 6 years PQE – London hybrid or remote
AJ Chambers are currently recruiting for a Real Estate Finance Solicitor for our client, a high-growth, high-performance Top 50 international law firm.
With a national and international presence and continuing to grow, their purpose is simple – to deliver a positive impact for clients and provide a better life for their people and leave the world a better place than they found.
This role offers the opportunity to join a successful and growing team, who have an appetite to develop and build relationships with new and existing clients. As the team grows, there will be opportunities to step up into leadership roles and the position will lend itself best to an ambitious individual who wans to grow their career within a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment.
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. There will also be an element of general real estate work such as landlord and tenant, portfolio management and freehold acquisitions and disposals.
Essential Experience
- A solicitor with commercial real estate experience who is familiar with landlord and tenant work, property due diligence reviews and reporting and preferably development/real estate finance experience.
- You will have strong people skills and enjoy liaising with clients on a regular basis.
- An interest to get involved with business development and forge new relationships.
- An ability to meet challenges posed by clients who are up against tight deadlines without compromising quality of work or service.
- Collaborating closely with the other team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake a varied caseload of commercial real estate (landlord and tenant, acquisitions and disposals etc) and property finance matters including property acquisition, investment, and bridging and development finance.
- Ensure that each case from start to finish is being managed in a proactive and efficient manner.
- Managing relationship with both new and existing 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.
- Candidates should have excellent communication skills be proactive and think outside of the box.
This role is an excellent role for an ambitious Solicitor who wants to springboard their career and join a progressive environment working alongside like-minded lawyers.
Benefits
- In return you will benefit from a flexible hybrid working arrangement (mainly WFH)
- Salary flexible DOE/PQE level
- A clear progression route and a pension contribution
- Working for a highly respected full-service firm environment with a well-supported infrastructure, a collegiate and collaborative environment
AJ Chambers Recruitment Ltd,