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.



Our Southampton real estate team is extremely busy with a wide range of work. You will have the opportunity to work with national prestigious funds, asset managers, property companies, charities, and both public and private investors investing in UK real estate, handling high-value disposals and acquisitions and joining a dynamic and responsive team which deals with the whole lifecycle of asset management and development work arising from such investments. This particular team has a national reputation for the quality of its work and client following.



We need people who are keen to be part of an ambitious team focused on 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?



This is a property role with a non-exclusive focus on Developers & Investors - that may mean working on disposals and acquisitions of high value institutional grade assets, including industrial estates, office blocks, shopping centres and high street retail. In this busy team you'll have the opportunity to manage your own case load of real estate transactions and you'll support the team by drafting and negotiating legal documentation and assisting with post completion and other tasks. You'll play an important role in assisting our lawyers on a wide range of matters. Along with regular supervision and support, there will also be plenty of opportunity for regular client contact to enhance your communication and relationship building skills.

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

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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