Property (Development Investment) Lawyer with 0-6 years’ PQE - Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
Our market-leading UK transactional real estate business is growing.
We seek a Property Lawyer with 0-6 years’ PQE to join our team in Glasgow
If you would like to be part of our successful team, then read on…
Our team – you will be in good company
You will be joining a team of 23 fee earners in Glasgow. We are listed as Tier 1 in Legal 500 and Chambers in Commercial Property. We work closely with 33 development and investment lawyers in Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
You will work with a team led by Katharine Hardie, Paul Connolly, Martin Devine and Lesley-Anne Todd. You will also be supported by a friendly team of experienced property lawyers as you learn your new role as part of this dynamic group.
The work you will do encompasses high-end investment and occupier deals for a roster of the most prominent UK and international corporates. There will also be opportunity to work on urban regeneration schemes, strategic developments, property finance and a variety of other major projects.
Did you know?
- We have over 400 specialist real estate lawyers in the UK.
- Our clients include regional, national and global organisations in the public and private sectors, including investors, developers, banks and central and local government
- You will be joining the Law Firm of the Year (Legal Business Awards 2021) and the Property Team of the Year (The British Legal Awards 2017 & 2019)
Your Role
We want to recruit a Property Lawyer to join our team in Glasgow. You will be Scottish qualified candidate with up to 6 years PQE, gained in a commercial law practice.
You will be involved in a wide variety of commercial property transactions. You will start by working with some of the highest profile investors both UK and internationally on high profile commercial developments in the office, logistics, retail, student accommodation and build-to-rent sectors. You are not expected to have worked with all of these sectors before but you should be interested in these areas of work and eager to learn more.
You will have the opportunity to be part of transactional teams supporting clients with their real estate requirements across the UK working alongside colleagues from our other offices and benefiting from our internal legal professional support network. You may have the opportunity to become dual qualified in the future, if you want to expand your interest into English property.
What type of work will you be involved in?
Work on cutting edge properties : we act for HFD Group which included acting in all aspects of the development and sale of 177 Bothwell Street, Glasgow – Scotland’s largest investment deal of 2022. This comprised 315,000 sq feet of grade A office space in the centre of Glasgow’s business district, which includes a first for Scotland - a running track on the roof.
Work on climate change : we act for both Motor Fuel Group (the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator) and Ionity in the roll out of EV charging hubs across the UK.
Work on regenerating Glasgow : we act for Barclays on their acquisition and development of a new campus in Glasgow, containing multiple buildings comprising in excess of 450,000 sq ft of new office space. This development was billed in the media as the most significant property deal in Scotland of the last 25 years.
Work on iconic buildings : on Buchanan Street itself, we have acted for Strathclyde Pension Fund in the original acquisition and then sale of the House of Fraser Store on Buchanan Street, Glasgow and acquired investment and development properties for Redevco (including the Nike Store), in addition to acting for Glasgow City Council in respect of the potential redevelopment of Buchanan Galleries.
Work with household names : we act for Harper Collins in the development and relocation of their warehouse and distribution centre to Robroyston, Glasgow (the largest logistics pre-let in a decade), for Aviva funds in the funding of a new office development at Kildean Business Park Stirling (let to M&G Prudential Services Limited for their new central Scotland HQ); and for Legal and General on Scottish build-to-rent projects at Buchanan Wharf, Glasgow and Candleriggs, Glasgow.
Work on innovative projects : we used technology and artificial intelligence to assist a German investor acquire the Bizspace portfolio (mixture of flexible office space; offices and industrial sites) which had over 70 properties and over 1000 leases.
Work on award winning projects : we acted for Bricks Capital on the development of their 600 bed True Glasgow Student accommodation facility. This was awarded Private Halls of Residence of the Year at the Property Week Student Accommodation Awards. We continue to act on student accommodation and hotel projects for this client across the UK – with subsequent developments at New City Road (315 beds) Birmingham (400 beds) and Salford (400 beds) and a new hotel at Silverstone (which includes a bridge over the racetrack) all from site acquisition, development and sale.
What will we offer you?
- You will join a market leading, dynamic and growing Glasgow team, which is also part of a UK wide and global business.
- You will receive first-class training and career development – we will support you to become an all-round commercial property lawyer within a market leading team with opportunities for promotion and advancement
- You will experience a wide variety of transactions for major clients that will enable you to develop your legal and practical skills and take your career to the next level
- You will be part of a team focused on the development of strong client relationships, both within Scotland, across the UK and internationally.
- Highly competitive salary (UK wide) and benefits package including a generous bonus scheme
What do our clients say about us?
“ They are extremely commercial, which is something you do not always get with lawyers.” David Hyland, (DTZ Investors)
“Pinsent Masons made a strong contribution to our work in terms of their strategic thinking and commercial approach to work” Andreas Papadolambakis (Intermediate Capital Group)
“Pinsent Masons are easy to work with. They are open, listen to what we have to say and, when problems come up, they use their experience to propose practical and commercially focused solutions” Dennis Kehrberg (Investcorp)
To apply for this role
Should you require further details, please contact our in-house Lateral Recruitment Advisor Haseeb Khan who can discuss the role and requirements.
Contact details:
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We are also happy to have informal chats about the role if you are interested and want to know what day to day life in our team would be like. If so, please reach out and we can arrange for you to speak with one of our team, including lawyers at your stage in their career.
At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/ long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
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