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Location: Milton Keynes
Duration: Permanent
Reports to: Partner(s)
PQE: 1-4

Reference no: 4776

The Department / Team

Dentons Real Estate Litigation team is British Legal Awards Property Team of the Year 2020 and Legal Business Awards Commercial Litigation Team of the Year 2020.
The team specialises in complex and exciting high-end commercial and residential Real Estate litigation. Its clients include national portfolio holding entities, investors, developers, home-builders, government departments and insurers. Our clients are household and industry names. Together we want to further grow and develop this base.
The team has grown considerably in recent years and as well as having expertise across PQE levels, it also has strength across various specialisms.
We are looking for someone to join our team who is keen to provide first-rate client service, be part of a diverse collegiate environment and who wants to develop their career and our business at Dentons.

The Role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a newly or recently qualified lawyer to join our talented Legal 500 and Chamber & Partners rated Property Litigation team in Milton Keynes.
This thriving, progressive and busy practice is run by two partners. Bryan Johnston is described by Legal 500 as being ‘sensible and pragmatic with excellent client handling skills’ and ‘runs an excellent team of property litigators'. David Payton is 'a pleasure to work with’.
The role spans across all contentious aspects of property related litigation for both commercial and bespoke residential and mixed-use clients.
Recently we had a huge Supreme Court victory acting for Sainsbury's and the Co-operative Group in respect of a multi-million business rates matter. We also have been heavily involved in development contract and sale agreement disputes. Our focus on retail work has provided strategic and contentious advice and guidance to clients dealing with the ramifications arising from CV19 restrictions. We are advising extensively on Communications Code issues and also on cladding issues arising out of Grenfell.
More typical work includes managing significant landlord and tenant portfolios and all the landlord and tenant issues arising, such as covenant disputes, alienation, forfeiture, dilapidations and rent review. We have a healthy development practice and are expert in rights of light, party wall and neighbourly issues in general. We also deal with restrictive covenant and easement disputes.
The candidate will join, learn and be mentored by an 'outstanding' team of lawyers that has 'a solid knowledge base' and fields an exemplary and enviable portfolio of clients.
The role would be ideal for a 1-4 year PQE lawyer, however we would consider suitable candidates above and below this level of PQE. This position offers a wide and varied workload coupled with exciting career prospects and market-leading training and development.

Responsibilities

• You will take a supporting role on a variety of transactions across a range of sectors.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Advise on day-to-day property litigation issues for a variety of clients.
• Contribute to business development and speak at conferences and other events.
• Contribute to thought leadership and raise the profile of the firm internally and externally.

Required experience, skills, and attributes

• You will have ideally completed a seat in either property litigation, real estate or dispute resolution.
• You will have requisite experience for your PQE level in real estate litigation at a commercial law firm.
• You will possess a good academic record, including a degree or equivalent.
• You have the ability to work with a degree of independence.
• You will possess good drafting skills and legal research ability.
• Is committed to exemplary client service.
• High interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrates good judgment and resilience skills.
• Shows real initiative and commitment to take control of own career development.
• Is a committed team player with a willingness to learn and contribute to the growth of the team as a whole.

Firm Profile

Dentons is the world's largest law firm, delivering quality and value to clients around the globe. Dentons is a leader on the Acritas Global Elite Brand Index, a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner and recognized by prominent business and legal publications for its innovations in client service, including founding Nextlaw Labs and the Nextlaw Global Referral Network. Dentons' polycentric approach and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live and work. www.dentons.com

We undertake and support a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the profession and we encourage all our partners and staff to get involved. We welcome you to learn more about diversity and inclusion at Dentons. Inclusion and Diversity

Equal Opportunities

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and support those in the workplace who have a disability. During the application process, any applicant has the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments they may require during the application process. Any disability disclosure will be dealt with confidentially and sensitively and if you want to speak directly to a member of our team, please email [email protected].

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand please email [email protected] – Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted via email.

Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.