Commercial Property Solicitor

Blackstone Solicitors Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

The award-winning team at Blackstone solicitors are looking for individuals driven by wanting to make a difference for our clients, our employees, and our community. We are looking to recruit a qualified Commercial Property Solicitor. With PQE7+, the ideal candidate will have good technical and procedural knowledge and an ability and desire to
share it with, and support other more junior members of the team.

You will be joining a busy legal team who are exposed to high-quality work, and running a caseload of complex and varied commercial property matters.

We are a reputable law firm based in the UK with a dedicated team of 50 staff members and growing, providing exceptional legal services to our clients. The Commercial Property Solicitor role is a key component of the Commercial Property Team to provide the expertise needed to deliver a great and consistent service to our clients along with contributing to
the overall happiness of our clients and the Commercial Property Team.
You will report directly to the Partner/Head of Commercial Property and work alongside her to deliver a well-run, efficient and well organised Commercial Property Team.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Handling a wide variety of commercial property matters including acquisitions, disputes, landlord and tenant matters (granting new leases, licences to assign, licence for alterations).
2. Dealing with funding arrangements as part of property acquisitions.
3. Preparing auction contracts and dealing with the associated sales often within tight time scales.
4. Identifying legal risks and advising clients on risk mitigation strategies, ensuring that all transactions comply with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
5. Work closely with other teams in the firm, including real estate, corporate, and finance departments, to deliver integrated solutions to clients.
6. Build and maintain strong client relationships through exceptional service delivery and effective communication, ensuring long-term client retention.
7. Handling multiple transactions simultaneously, ensuring that each is completed within the set deadline date in a professional manner.
8. Ability to manage and prioritise high volume caseload in a fast paced environment.
9. Prioritising urgent matters effectively while maintaining attention to details across all tasks.
10. Maintain accurate and up to date records of multiple ongoing cases.

The Blackstone employee benefits scheme:

Health and Wellbeing benefits

1. Employee bonus scheme providing up to an additional 10% of your salary annually (T&Cs apply).
2. A healthcare package which provides 24/7 access to a GP, £100 towards Dental treatment, £100 towards glasses and £250 towards physio per annum.
3. Annual eye tests.
4. Annual hearing tests.
5. Death in service – An insurance policy that pays 4x your salary to next of kin or anyone else you choose.
6. Company Pension Pet insurance – cats and dogs (no horses and subject to conditions).
7. Counselling service.
8. Massages in the office once a month (15 mins per person).
9. Pure Gym membership.
10. 5 days sick leave (maximum 2 occasions per year).
11. Annual flu jab.
12. Birthday off work.
13. Netflix.
14. Spotify.
15. Apple news +. This gives you online access to a whole range of newspapers and magazines.
16. Free conveyancing.

If you are interested in this role, please click apply now and forward an up to date copy of your CV, or contact our office manager Gail Robertson on 0161 929 0121 or via her email address: [e-mail]