The role A Solicitor position has arisen to support our Real Estate finance team within our Birmingham office. The team, led by Rebecca Sherwin, National Head of Real Estate and Head of the Birmingham office, specialises in the real estate aspects of finance transactions, acting for banks, lenders, funds, and borrowers on commercial and residential investment and development transactions. This role involves working closely with the team on high-profile projects, including portfolio investment transactions and residential developments for regional housebuilders. Due to growth, we are looking to appoint a Solicitor (NQ – 3 years’ PQE) with relevant real estate experience. You will join our highly successful national Real Estate team, based in our Birmingham office. The role is particularly suitable for a candidate who is ambitious, confident in their abilities, and keen to grow and develop their own relationships. The team Our National Real Estate team has an outstanding reputation for its technical and commercial expertise across all disciplines, including commercial development, commercial investment, mixed-use development, landlord and tenant, retail and leisure, finance and securitisation and environmental. The team also supports Gateley Legal’s Corporate, Banking and Restructuring teams who act for a wide variety of corporate clients and banks as well as national insolvency practices. It also works hand in glove with our non-legal property businesses Gateley Capitus, Gateley Hamer, RJA, Gateley Smithers Purslow and Gateley Vinden which gives us a unique market advantage with property investment and development clients. The team is friendly, supportive, and sociable and you can expect to be supported by the partners and senior team members and in turn asked to support junior members of the team. The person This opportunity would ideally suit a NQ – 3-year PQE Solicitor who can demonstrate an understanding within the following areas of Real Estate work: Real Estate Finance: Experience in acting on the real estate aspect of finance transactions is preferable. This includes advising on the acquisition, financing, management, and sale of property assets. Projects range from large portfolios to individual properties. The ability to quickly and succinctly analyse due diligence information, produce title reports, and provide pragmatic commercial advice is crucial. Investment Sales and Acquisitions: The Team acts for property investment funds and other institutional and family office landlords on the acquisition, financing, management, and sale of numerous property assets. Some experience of assisting on transacting investments acquisitions would be welcome. 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It is what has got us to where we are today as a successful business and it's the driving force behind the Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have a set of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team Spirit is and this includes five elements that bind us all together as one Gateley: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do and Working Together. Every year across the group, we recognise members of our team that have gone and above and beyond and have lived these shared values. They are recognised at our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards. Diversity, inclusion and well being Diversity, inclusion and well being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture. We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies. We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions. Additional Information If you are successful in receiving an offer of a role with our company a variety of pre-employment screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks can include but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional and academic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. The screening that takes place will be relevant to your role and will vary from role to role.