Job Description

Devonshires has been based in the City of London for more than 150 years. From our offices in
London, Leeds and Colchester we provide legal services to clients throughout the UK.
We are recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers UK as a medium-sized niche firm specialising in
construction, commercial litigation, corporate, employment, projects and property legal
services to clients based throughout the United Kingdom.
Our main client base is Registered Providers, and the firm is ranked Tier 1 for its work in social
housing. We also act for a number of private developers and investments funds. Over the past
few years, we have grown significantly and now have over 350 staff across four offices and a
growing international reach.
The Team
Real Estate (and particularly real estate development) is at the heart of Devonshires' business.
Within the Team, there are 17 dedicated partners working on a wide variety of property
transactions with a broad range of clients from registered providers of social housing and care
homes, through to pension funds, build to rent operators and private developers, acting on sites
and developments from a handful of units to thousands. Due to the size and nature of the
transactions Devonshires are involved in, deals are often reported in both the industry and
national press with some of our transactions nominated for awards.
Job purpose
We are looking for someone who has strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail and
with experience in managing their own caseload. The role will specialise in a number of key
areas from undertaking sales and purchases land and social housing to the management and
transfer of open spaces. There will also be opportunities to be involved in other work within the
real estate team from time to time, including stock transfers of portfolios of hundreds of units.
An important part of the role is to provide direct support and assistance to a senior solicitor in
the team, whilst also contributing more widely to the team and its growth.
The role will require flexibility and the ability to successfully prioritise competing demands.
Main Duties and Responsibilities of the Role:

• Assist solicitors and other fee earners in the day to day running of files;
• Drafting and preparing ancillary documentation such as Deeds of Covenant, Land

Registry certificates and Transfers;

• Drafting transaction document summaries / reports (including but not limited to Land

Agreements, Development Agreements, transfers and sectional agreements);

• Producing / inputting reports on title as part of development site acquisitions and/or

other land transactions;

• Reviewing and reporting on due diligence searches as part of reports on title;
• Assisting with land transfers covering both pre and post completion formalities

including preparing statements, submitting priority searches and liaising with clients
directly;

• Undertaking Land Registry applications and dealing with requisitions;
• Meet targets that may be set from time to time by Line Mangers;
• Follow department procedures, the Solicitors Accounts Rules and the Firm's policies

and procedures as detailed in the Office Manual.
The successful candidate will gain excellent exposure to a broad range of property work.
Person Specification
Attributes and Skills Required

• Minimum 2:2 degree or equivalent in Law (or appropriate conversion);
• An established Conveyancer/Licenced Conveyancer/CILEx Lawyer with experience in

property transactions and the conveyancing process;

• CILEx Lawyers must have Conveyancing Practice Rights;
• Possess solid drafting skills;
• Excellent administration and organisation skills, including diary management and the

ability to deal with more than one task at a time;

• Must have a methodical approach, with a high attention to detail and produce work /

documentation which is consistently of a high standard;

• Competent in all MS applications including Word, Excel and Outlook;
• Must be client focussed and have an approachable manner with excellent

communication skills both written and verbal;

• Able to work with limited supervision with the ability to prioritise workload to increase

efficiency;

• Commercially aware, proactive, and able to convey clear and concise information to

clients and external organisations, which will not compromise the practice or the firm;

• To have a flexible approach to work to ensure client deadlines are always met and

clients are communicated with on a consistent and regular basis.
Desirable skills

• Some experience in a similar role;
• Knowledge of DMS (Document Management System);
• Knowledge of Partners for Windows (time recording system).

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