Real Estate Lawyer – Scottish/Dual Qualified Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Why Choose Addleshaw Goddard?
We pride ourselves on our culture. Our people are everything and they are at the heart of everything we do. Look around AG and you'll find people from every walk of life. A diverse group of original thinkers, decision makers and negotiators who deliver results. And they have one thing in common. In their words, a feeling that we're in it together – with each other and with our clients. https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/about-us/our-culture-in-it-together/
AG provides a strong, collaborative and friendly culture where we expect the best of each other. Our people fulfil their potential in an environment where they are developed and valued. We ensure everyone is given the opportunity to flourish, learn and grow. We are genuinely invested in our employees' development and careers and have evidenced the progression, opportunities and professional development on offer.
It is important that we provide a positive experience to everyone who works here and our focus on financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits ensures that this experience goes beyond the nine-to-five. As an employee at AG you will benefit from a flexible and agile culture. We are committed to making agile working accessible to all, balancing our employees' needs with the requirements of the team, the firm and its clients and living true to the values in our mindful business charter.
The Scottish Transactional Real Estate Team
The Real Estate Division is one of AG's largest, comprising a team in excess of 200. Within Scotland the Transactional Real Estate team is split between the Edinburgh and Glasgow Offices (the largest presence being in Edinburgh). The team currently comprises ten partners and over 30 other fee earners. The team have a fantastic client base and an exceptional level of quality work relating to transactions right across the UK. The team's work is split approximately 50:50 between English and Scottish Real Estate transactions.
Culturally the team is incredibly supportive, motivated and down to earth and works closely together to provide the best service possible to our clients. The partners are all heavily involved in the work delivery, and you will find that you will be supported from partner level down with your work. There is a genuine collective attitude which runs throughout the team.
What Does This Role Entail?
Market leading deals: You can expect to work on a variety of real estate work including landlord and tenant, asset management, acquisitions and disposals and working as a member of some of the firm's principal client account teams. The Edinburgh team have been advised on the following:
Acted in the complex structuring, financing and acquisition of part of the former Sick Kids hospital, Edinburgh, one of Edinburgh's most prominent development opportunities with an end value of circa £65m
Acted in the acquisition of two cross border retail park portfolios consisting of 9 and 6 retail parks respectively for the same American investor at a cumulative value in excess of £290m
Acted on the original acquisition, development, funding and then sale and leaseback of 12 care homes in a cross border deal worth in excess of £200m
Top quality Real Estate mandates: the team compete with market leading Real Estate teams when pitching for the work you will be carrying out and negotiating against these firms on the transactions you work on.
Working in a division that is strategically important to AG: As one of the firm's key areas of expertise, Real Estate is at the heart of Addleshaw Goddard. The division acts for clients such as British Land, Columbia Threadneedle, Aviva, Asda, BT and well as numerous developers, occupiers and private equity investors. We really do have a real estate client list which most law firms would swoon over.
This is a high performing, cohesive and busy team with excellent prospects for career development. We have a strong reputation for providing lawyers with early levels of responsibility within a supportive and stretching environment. Therefore, anyone taking up this role can expect to have the opportunity to play a significant role in working for clients that are key to the Division and to the firm.
Where Will You Work?
You will be based in the Edinburgh office. The wider Real Estate team are based across all of our UK offices (excluding Aberdeen). We operate a flexible, hybrid working system comprising a blend of working in the office and working from home, and we expect that that this will continue for the foreseeable future. That said, without any need for persuasion, we have seen our team want to be in the office more and more and we have a fantastic office culture which we believe hugely assists with many aspects of work, not least learning and development.
Who will you be?
You will be an experienced Scottish or dual qualified Associate (3 - 6 PQE) with demonstrated experience of commercial Real Estate matters, seeking a new challenge within the Transactional Real Estate space.
You will have excellent communication skills, a good understanding of real estate law and a willingness to learn and develop commercial awareness. Someone with good social skills, lots of energy, plenty of drive and enthusiasm will allow us to help us to provide an excellent client service. In addition to this you should be able to demonstrate you are able to work as part of a team in a fast-paced, challenging environment, where you will be required to meet tight deadlines.
Fundamentally, you need enthusiasm, resilience and ambition. That is, the ambition to improve yourself with the best possible work, making the most of the opportunities you will be given, whilst still having time to enjoy life outside work. You should be comfortable with the variety of work on offer, willing to embrace it and not be daunted.
We want to attract candidates who want to know how to become successful as part of a team culture.
You must have demonstrable academics or relevant experience or interests.
You can be sure that appropriate levels of responsibility will be given to you. In return we expect that you will welcome this and see this as an opportunity for your personal development.
What you don't know, we can teach, if you have these attributes.
What Can You Expect?
An attractive, market-leading pay package.
A supportive team culture where we all look out for each other, at all levels.
Real engagement with senior lawyers who genuinely want to get to know you and care about your development and training.
Regular firmwide and team training sessions that support this, plus access to all the sessions we have done before.
Secondment opportunities if you want them.
We aim to provide a positive experience to everyone who works here. Therefore, we offer the following benefits:
Flexible and agile working
Life Assurance & Income Protection
Competitive employer matched pension contribution rate
Health and wellbeing subsidy, up to £180 per year
One day per year to volunteer (as part of our CSR initiative)
Buy/Sell holidays (up to 5 days each year)
Mental health and wellbeing initiatives such as The Mindful Business Charter, Mental Health Champions and 1:1 session with an in-house professional
Market leading talent referral bonus incentives
AG Excellence awards for the recognition of exceptional effort
Opt in private medical and private dental insurance
Opt in annual health screening
Voluntary critical illness cover
Annual discretionary bonus plan
MEET THE RECRUITER
Laura Milne
Email Laura Milne: [email protected]
Speak with Laura Milne: +44 113 209 2385
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurajmilne/
Salary: Competitive
Location: Edinburgh
Vacancy Type: Qualified Lawyers
Business Area: Real Estate
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part time: Full Time
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