Job Description

Our Real Estate teams are growing, fast. With a national presence of over 200 fee earners across 8 UK locations we're a force to be reckoned with. But just because we're big doesn't mean we've lost our personal touch. It's the quality and commerciality of our service, our industry insight and the talent and passion of our people that engages our clients, and they love what we do. It also means that our people are engaged, and excited about the opportunities for growth and development in our business - there is no doubt that it's an exciting place to be.



The Real Estate teams are extremely busy with a wide range of property work for a range of household name clients offering the right candidate a fabulous opportunity to broaden their real estate skills and experience. From development projects and acquisitions and disposals of investment property, to telecoms and landlord and tenant asset and portfolio management instructions for public sector, institutional, and household name clients, the work is varied and challenging.



We need people who are keen to be part of an ambitious team focused on excellent client service growth and success, who are prepared to work hard and reap the rewards. Just as important though is the ability to have fun, to be inspired by the work you do and to enjoy the company of your colleagues. If that sounds like you, we want to hear from you.

What will you be doing?



You'll be working with a supportive experienced team of real estate solicitors acting for a wide range of clients across a variety of sectors. You will be dealing with a multitude of real estate matters including sales and acquisitions, property finance, development projects and landlord and tenant transactions. You'll be responsible for managing your own case load of real estate transactions and you'll support the team by drafting and negotiating legal documentation.

So what are we looking for?



To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:


Completed your law degree or other legal qualification and/or have previously worked as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant or similar. Legal/non-legal work experience in real estate/property. Experience managing multiple workloads simultaneously A strong worth ethic and a curiosity to learn.

What makes it great to work here?



We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!



As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working.



Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, neurodiversity, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about DEI at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.



We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the recruiter on the right hand side of this page. Please also let us know if you need this job advert or the application form in a different format.



We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role. You can opt into this scheme within the application form. Your response to this question is only used for this purpose, is only visible to the recruitment team and is not used for data monitoring.



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