Commercial Property Solicitor / Associate
Department: Commercial Property
Flexible Location: (Brighton & Hove; East Sussex Uckfield; Kent Hadlow; plus remote working)
Experience guide: 4 years+ PQE
Are you a seasoned commercial property lawyer with a passion for excellence? Do you envision a future where your career blossoms to Associate or Partner level within a firm that truly values your growth and potential? If you thrive in mentoring and inspiring junior lawyers while enhancing your professional reputation, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
Rix & Kay, an influential law firm amongst the professional community of Sussex and Kent for over 75 years, is seeking an experienced lawyer to join our growing Commercial Property Team. With the option to be based in any of our offices, we offer the perfect blend of professional support and a dynamic work environment with flexible and hybrid working options.
What we offer
* Career development – we are committed to investing in your growth, helping you reach your full potential
* Challenging work – lead high-quality projects that will challenge and grow your expertise
* Integrity and fairness – we prioritise treating everyone with fairness and transparency
* Reward – pay and benefits that are competitive and linked to your contribution
* Autonomy and trust – take ownership of your work with the trust and support of your team
* Collaborative environment – work in a friendly, sociable, and professional setting with a real sense of community
* Recognition and feedback – receive honest and timely feedback to help you improve and succeed
* Quality team – join a team that attracts and retains top talent who share our values
* Respect – for who you are and the contribution you make
* Flexibility – work in a manner that suits you best, promoting a healthy work-life balance
* Leadership and engagement – benefit from supportive leadership and transparent strategic planning with opportunities for your input.
A little bit about you
We believe in helping you achieve your best, whether through developing your legal expertise, enhancing your reputation or becoming a future leader in our business. To succeed with us you should:
* Be committed – work to the best of your ability at all times and surpass others’ expectations
* Deliver quality work – deliver outstanding client service and technical excellence
* Engage fully – immerse yourself in the life of our business
* Show respect – value the contributions of those you work with
* Pursue continuous improvement – leave things better than you found them
* Work collaboratively – make work enjoyable for everyone involved
* Focus on personal development – be passionate about self-improvement and act as an ambassador for our firm
* “Make law easy for you”– always work with our core mission in mind of making law as easy as we can for our colleagues and clients.
Your opportunity
Join our well-regarded and growing Commercial Property Team, known for working with leading commercial landlords, developers, and business owners across Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and Kent. With an impressive client roster and increasing demand, we continue to develop a strong presence in the South East as well as client assignments in the City and nationally.
As a Solicitor / Associate, you will:
* Work alongside our leading team who are experts in their field and excel in the delivery of the full range of strategic and transactional commercial property advice
* Play a pivotal role in developing our practice including recruiting new talent as our regional offering grows
* Supervise and mentor a junior lawyer with full support from our wider team
* Inherit a diverse range of client instructions from day one
* Leverage our extensive professional network to drive new business
* Follow a clear career pathway with opportunities to advance to Associate or Partner level
* Engage in high-quality technical work and formulate your own business development strategy, supported by the firm’s business development and marketing professionals.
At Rix & Kay, we deliver outstanding legal services with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and client satisfaction.
Our values – Committed, Expert, Transparent – guide everything we do. Our mission is to make law easy for you by providing legal services through dedicated, highly trained, teams that engage deeply with clients.
We are committed to flexible working and support all our people to seek the most productive working environment that suits them. We believe that adopting hybrid and flexible working promotes wellbeing and a better work life balance. It also helps us to foster an inclusive and authentic company culture, and experience better business outcomes along the way.
As a Solicitor or an Associate in our Commercial Property Team, there is flexibility to be based in any of our three offices and have the option to work remotely as needed.
What next?
If you’re ready to challenge yourself and align with our values, reach out to Scott Garner, Practice Manager, at ScottGarner@rixandkay.co.uk
Join us at Rix & Kay and make your mark in the legal field with the support of a firm that values your growth and success.
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