Skip to main content

This job has expired

Solicitor - Property Litigation

Employer
Trowers & Hamlins
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
29 Apr 2019

View more

Vacancy Type
Solicitors – Private Practice
Contract Type
Permanent
Practice Area
Real Estate, Property Litigation
Experience Level
0-2yrs PQE, 2-5yrs PQE, 5+ yrs PQE
Role Classification
Lawyer

Job Details

Trowers & Hamlins is a City-led, international and national law firm with over 130 partners and 830 staff. With offices across the UK, Middle East and Far East, we provide a full-service integrated offering.

Our clients operate in diverse industry sectors such as construction, transport and infrastructure, banking and financial services, distribution and logistics, education and health, hotels and leisure, defence, engineering and surveying, charities, retail and energy and natural resources. We also act for many high net worth individuals.

We are different and we believe it is our people that make us unique. We expect and respect that you and your talents are too. The truth is we don't prescribe who you are or how you ought to be. It's what you can do that interests us most.

While the work on offer is rewarding and often complex, the qualities we look for are simple. The ability to get on with people from all walks of life, for example. To talk and to listen. To develop the sorts of relationships that mean you win the friendship and loyalty of clients and colleagues alike. In short, to connect. These are the characteristics our people all have in common. They are vital, as is the drive and imagination to use your unique talents to the full. We will help you in this. In fact, we will support you in every way we can.

Trowers & Hamlins is a top 40 UK law firm with a turnover in excess of £100m, and our legal directories-recognised national property litigation team comprises over 30 lawyers.   The department act for a wide range of corporates, investors and asset management companies, retailers, residential landlords and individuals and boasts particular expertise in the commercial landlord and tenant, retail and leisure, development, and insolvency sectors.

We provide a fully integrated real estate dispute resolution service for clients, working closely alongside our national real estate, projects, construction and commercial litigation teams. 

The team:

The burgeoning Birmingham team is led by Michael Green, a Partner who has recently joined to develop the commercial property-focused Property Litigation practice in the Birmingham market.  The team is growing and this is an exciting opportunity for a Solicitor to join in a supporting role to Mike and also working closely with a Senior Associate and Trainee in the immediate team.

The team's broad practice involves the full ambit of contentious property work, with a combined focus on the West Midlands regional market and work for London-based clients.  Key examples include:

  • Advising significant public sector pension / investment funds (capital values >£500m) regarding the full ambit of contentious property issues across their commercial property portfolios.
  • Advising NHS Foundation Trusts and other healthcare sector stakeholders regarding all manner of occupational and development-related disputes.
  • Acting for West Midlands-based investors and corporate occupiers on all aspects of property management work including business lease renewals, lease terminations and breaches of covenants.
  • Acting for developers (large and small) on the contentious issues arising in connection with site acquisitions, site clearances and rights of light.
  • Advising high net worth individual clients on varied matters such as claims for possession, boundary disputes, claims arising under sale and purchase agreements, etc.
  • Working with Housing Associations and Care Providers regarding the corporate property issues and contentious development-related matters which arise in the context of their portfolios.

The role:

This role will offer opportunities to work autonomously in time, with support from the lead Partner and Senior Associate in Birmingham.  It will focus on providing a first class service to clients, proactive marketing / profile-raising and exceptional client management.  The successful candidate will have a clear track forward, will be well supported at Partner level and other fee-earners, and will be joining a highly collaborative and collegiate culture.

Principal responsibilities:

  • You will manage a range of work involving commercial landlord and tenant, disputes concerning property contracts, property insolvency, residential landlord and tenant, rights of way, adverse possession, restrictive covenants and dilapidations;
  • Expanding our provision of property litigation services regionally;
  • Building and maintaining effective relationships with clients and market intermediaries;
  • Proactive participation in individual, team and office based business development initiatives;
  • Participation in firm-wide and departmental meetings, training sessions and social events, including travelling to internal meetings or attending via video-con, and contributing to the integration of the  Birmingham property  litigation team  with the firm's wider property litigation team in the UK regional offices;
  • Delegating client work effectively to more junior fee-earners as appropriate;
  • Contributing effectively to department and firm wide performance goals; and
  • Ensuring files are managed in compliance with Lexcel procedures.

Person specification:

The firm operates a Career Development Framework, a merit based and clearly defined career structure which sets out the competencies we expect of those at the solicitor grade, and beyond.  In particular, for this role we require:

Experience and qualifications required:

  • Proven ability to take on responsibility and manage files, independently where appropriate;
  • Strong technical skills and innovative approach to their application;
  • Strong client focus;
  • Drive and enthusiasm;
  • Commercial awareness;
  • Ability to work to deadlines;
  • Credibility;
  • Client management experience;
  • Team player;
  • Good interpersonal skills, presenting and client facing skills; and
  • A flair for marketing.
  • Excellent academic record;
  • The role would suit a recently qualified solicitor with property litigation experience gained during a training contract or equally we would consider applications from those who could contribute more experience to the team;
  • Interest in marketing; and
  • Ability to manage files independently

Additional Information

As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.

Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from every sector of the community. All applications will only be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.

Company

Trowers & Hamlins is a City-led, international and national law firm with over 130 partners and 830 staff located across the UK, Middle East and Far East, we provide a full-service integrated offering.

Our clients operate in diverse industry sectors such as construction, transport and infrastructure, banking and financial services, distribution and logistics, education and health, hotels and leisure, defence, engineering and surveying, charities, retail and energy and natural resources. We also act for many high net worth individuals.

We are different and we believe it is our people that make us unique. We expect and respect that you and your talents are too. The truth is we don't prescribe who you are or how you ought to be. It's what you can do that interests us most.

While the work on offer is rewarding and often complex, the qualities we look for are simple. The ability to get on with people from all walks of life, for example. To talk and to listen. To develop the sorts of relationships that mean you win the friendship and loyalty of clients and colleagues alike. In short, to connect. These are the characteristics our people all have in common. They are vital, as is the drive and imagination to use your unique talents to the full. We will help you in this. In fact, we will support you in every way we can.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0)20 7423 8000
Location
3 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8YZ
GB

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert