Job Description
Commercial law firm in Bristol requires a Commercial Property (Residential Development) lawyer of 0 to 5 years’ PQE to help them with an increasing amount of residential work from regionally and nationally based clients. The work is exciting and varied and includes all aspects of brownfield site regeneration schemes, mixed use, urban extensions, the purchase and development of strategic land, joint ventures and collaborations and the development and disposals of new housing neighbourhoods. Clients include a number of well-known national housebuilders. The successful candidate will work closely with solicitors from the firm’s highly regarded Real Estate team from other disciplines including, planners, construction, corporate, tax and property finance lawyers.
\nYou will work on a wide variety of projects, drafting and negotiating contracts dealing with all aspects of acquisition, development and disposals. You will also carry out and supervise due diligence and reporting and provide clients with focused legal advice with an appreciation of their commercial objectives. You will also be involved in business development and, as well as attending networking events this will also involve writing articles. A demonstrable ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to legal issues and to be highly client focused is expected.
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