Associate - Real Estate Financial Services

We are recruiting for an Associate to join our Real Estate (Financial Services) team in Manchester. This is a permanent, full-time position, working on a hybrid basis.

TLT is recognised as having one of the foremost real estate groups in the country. The Group includes a number of nationally rated individuals. Our property expertise embraces investment, portfolio management, finance, planning, construction, environmental, development and dispute resolution.

The Financial Services sub-team sits within our Investment and Asset Management team, within our wider Real Estate Group. Our sector focus enables us to concentrate our effort and resources on learning as much as we can about our clients' businesses and approach; working with clients from a firm wide perspective, not merely by work type or team. With TLT's offices in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, we are able to provide expertise across all the jurisdictions within the UK.

Your Role

Once you are in the role of Associate within our Real Estate Financial Services team, you will deliver the following:

• Dealing with all aspects of Real Estate Finance Transactions, acting for multiple lender clients. The role will include all aspects of real estate due diligence, drafting, negotiation and handling matters to completion.
• There will be plenty of opportunity for client contact, running own files and early responsibility for delivery of transactions.
• Providing all our clients with a quality service in accordance with the Firm’s procedures.
• Maintaining and improving relations with existing clients and spotting opportunities for business development and enhancement of the current services we offer.
• Providing support in relation to other aspects of work undertaken in the team including title rectification, Fixed Charge Receiverships and property aspects of formal insolvencies.

Your Skills & Experience

You will be/have:

• A Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered), NQ-4PQE, with experience in real estate finance.
• A forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills, you will be self-motivated with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines.
• Commercially aware with enthusiasm for business development, and an appetite for keeping up-to-date with the latest developments in your practice area and sector focus.
• Able to understand your client’s business needs, and act in the best interest of the firm and the client.
• Ambitious and enthusiastic team player, able to support senior fee earners and contribute to our collaborative culture.

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022.

Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.

Our Benefits

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people.

TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of any of the characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on HR-Recruitment@TLTsolicitors.com