Job Description
Description Taylor Wessing Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition. With 1000+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 29 offices and 16 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Real Estate team, with the addition of a Real Estate Associate. Meet the Team Taylor Wessing's Real Estate practice is a dynamic and exciting group with an extensive track record of having advised on some of the most high-profile deals to have come to the market in recent years. We have the capacity, experience and capability to advise in relation to all of our clients' real estate needs, including owner-occupier, development, investment and management issues. We can service deals of any size or complexity. We are one of the most highly regarded real estate practices providing expert advice across a whole range of commercial property activities. Our international offices work closely together to facilitate cross border investments from our clients around the world. Our market leading reputation is widely acknowledged in the industry with our Real Estate team having won a number of industry awards and these accolades demonstrate the strength of our practice and the innovation that we deliver to our clients. The team is one of the most-wide ranging in the UK and is recognised as a leader in undertaking work across the whole real estate sector. Our expertise encompasses not only mainstream property law, but also landlord and tenant, construction, real estate disputes, planning and environmental law, tax, corporate structuring and property finance. Principal Responsibilities The Associate will work principally with partners, senior associates, trainees and paralegals within the Real Estate Group, and on a range of matters as detailed below. The main duties will include: Advising on and negotiating licences to assign, to underlet and for alterations. Advising on and negotiating agreements for lease. The agreements may be conditional on landlord/tenant works and/or planning consent. This will involve liaising with our planning and construction teams; Advising on and negotiating leases. This will be a mixture of acting for Landlord's in relation to investment properties and for tenant occupiers; Advising on and negotiating deeds of variation; Advising on and negotiating rent deposit deeds; Advising on and negotiating sale contracts for freehold and leasehold sites. These include conditional sales (again involving our planning and construction teams) and, more often than not ,sale agreements for properties which are subject to leases; Assisting with portfolio sales as part of a wider real estate team. Including reporting and involvement in the main sale contract which may be an asset sale or share sale agreement; Dealing with the lender in relation to the financing of a purchase. This would involve dealing with reports/certificates of title and liaising with our finance team. The finance team will handle the finance documents. The Associate will also: Manage a number of matters at the same time and will supervise work of trainees and paralegals. Knowledge, Skills & Experience The ideal candidates will have 3+PQE from a top tier Real Estate practice and have a breadth of Commercial Property experience. The following experience/skills are essential: Strong personal and communication skills Excellent analytical and drafting skills Excellent time management and organisational skills A commercial focus A proven track record in business development A high level of client contact and previous responsibility for client files - you will be client facing and given opportunities to liaise directly with clients on a day to day basis and in meetings. Strong academics and technical ability Ability to provide a high level of client service You must be willing to learn; you do not need to have previous experience of all of the "Principal Responsibilities" set out above. With the support of Partners and Associates you will likely be given the chance to work on transactions where the skills can be developed to deal with both the technical issues and the client skills. Our Values We have built a team that reflects the firm's core values and which exemplifies inclusivity - everyone is welcome to Please follow the link below to view the full job specification. for our roles and at Taylor Wessing, no one will receive less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy or caring responsibilities. The way we work At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us.We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.