Bury & Walkers LLP

Our Commercial Property department is seeking a skilled Commercial Property Solicitor to join our Barnsley office. The ideal candidate will have experience in dealing with complex legal issues relating to commercial property and demonstrate excellent client management skills. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on high value transactions, providing comprehensive legal advice to a range of clients including developers, landlords, tenants and investors. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES As a commercial property solicitor you will be expected to advise clients on a wide variety of commercial property matters including secured lending, general sales and purchases of commercial property, estate development, leases and options and other responsibilities as described below:- Handling and drafting leases Advising and handling commercial and mixed commercial sale and purchase transactions Handling acquisition and subsequent plot sale work for small to medium size residential developments Advising on planning issues and ancillary documents Advising on secured lending transactions Preparation of contract packs with supporting documents Title investigations Advising and handling ancillary deeds such as Deeds of Easement and Deeds of Variation Liaising with clients, clients' agents, borrowers, asset managers, buyers' solicitors, and any other as necessary Dealing with post completion issues and ensuring post-completion is concluded accurately SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Previous experience in advising developers, occupiers, estates, private companies and other landowners is a necessity Strong technical knowledge of commercial property law, including Landlord and Tenant Act Able to work under pressure maintaining attention to detail with the capacity to manage and mitigate risks in transactions Ability to manage a high-volume caseload efficiently while meeting deadlines and maintaining a high standard of service. Excellent negotiation, communication and organisational skills with an ability to build strong relationships with clients in line with our Core Values