Bevan Brittan is a leading
commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing,
local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in
the construction, energy and resource management, higher education
and financial services sectors.
Supported by our valued business
services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams
provide almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate,
property (transactional and litigation), finance, regulatory,
employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal
and advisory services.
As a responsible business, we
embrace our four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and
Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the
decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they
motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the
communities that we're part of.
Consistently recognised as one of
The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal
directories, we are proud of our hard-earned reputation. Our 2023/24
financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for an
eleventh consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue
investing in our people.
Looking to the future, we're
targeting ambitious growth and success. And we're looking for the
best people to be part of it.
Join a team of experts and
progressive thinkers
The Property Litigation Team sits
within our Property Department, which has experienced significant
growth over the last five years and that growth is set to continue,
with major tender wins on high profile projects and new clients
coming on board across the country.
The team operates nationally as
one team, with lawyers across our Bristol, Birmingham and Leeds
offices working collaboratively on client work and other
initiatives. The team and many members of it are recognised in
Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 for our skills and expertise.
We offer a very supportive working
environment, and our lawyers regularly work as members of litigation
or multi-disciplinary client service teams that involve colleagues
of all levels working together. The team's culture is open,
friendly, and progressive with regular in person and virtual
collaboration events arranged to nurture team playing and
collegiality. New joiners have commented positively about how
people-centred our ways of working are, with colleagues at every
level being valued, supported and invested in.
We operate a flexible
hybrid-working model designed to give colleagues autonomy over their
working week.
The role
Reflecting the firm's growth and
future plans, a vacancy has arisen within our Property Litigation
team. As we work on a truly cross-office basis, the role can be
based in our Birmingham, Bristol or Leeds offices (with flexible
hybrid-working).
This role will involve advising a
varied and interesting range of public and private sector clients on
the full range of contentious property advice and litigation. Our
clients are many and varied and include an impressive list of
central Government bodies, registered providers of social housing,
local authorities, secured lenders, NHS bodies, higher education
institutions, property developers, and management companies.
The successful candidate will
handle property litigation in UK courts and tribunals, and will also
provide wider contentious property advice outside of the litigation
process. The team regularly work on cases in the First-tier and
Upper Tribunals, and in the courts up to Court of Appeal level, and
has recently been involved in a number of leading cases that have
either made new law or clarified the existing law.
Advising clients on the Building
Safety Act 2022 and residential leasehold management work (e.g.
residential forfeiture, service charges, and section 20
consultation) are growth areas for the team and so experience and/or
an interest in either of those areas would be helpful, but is not essential.
As a more experienced member of
the team, we are keen that our new recruit actively engages in
business development in order to support the Partners with their
ambitious plans for growth.
What we are looking for from you
The successful applicant will
possess the following skills key to the role:
Strong technical credentials and
demonstrable relevant experience
First class written skills with
an aptitude for drafting and legal analysis
A proactive mind-set and a
professional approach to work
A keenness to work
collaboratively with colleagues as a team player
Experience of or an interest in
supervising and delegating to junior colleagues
A strong desire to manage the
running of their own caseload with ongoing support from senior colleagues
Confidence in working directly
with clients
Excellent project management
skills and the ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines
A practical and commercial approach
A genuine interest in business development
An ability to build strong
relationships with clients and intermediaries
Work with approachable people
When we ask colleagues what makes
Bevan Brittan a great place to work, the most popular thing they say
is "the people". The overwhelming consensus is that we
make time for each other. We welcome questions and support each
other. Naturally, we look for new colleagues who align with our
values.
Supported to be your best
Hybrid working
We operate a hybrid working model based on the needs of our clients,
teams and people. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to
Friday, but we're open to our people working more flexibly around
those times and welcome a conversation with you if you have any
questions about this. We try to offer you the flexibility to work your
week in a way that suits you.
Learning, Development & Progression
We're committed to supporting your professional and personal
development needs.This means that we offer a range of tailored
training courses and you will have lots of opportunity to learn from
those around you. We actively encourage progression and this is
reflected in our annual review and promotion processes. You will be
supported by your line manager to achieve your full potential.
Wellbeing
As a Bevan Brittan employee, you'll have access to a variety of
services that support your wellbeing. We've pledged our commitment to
The Mindful Business Charter and lots of our people contribute to our
Wellbeing Responsible Business strand, which organises an annual
calendar of wellbeing events and initiatives.
Benefits
A minimum of 25 days holiday
(plus the option to buy up to an additional 5 days)
Discretionary bonus scheme
Generous pension scheme
Private medical insurance
through Vitality
Biennial private health
assessment through Nuffield Health
Life assurance
Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Embracing our differences and
valuing inclusion
Our shared aim is that everyone is welcome and can feel comfortable being themselves at
Bevan Brittan. To support this, we actively value and promote
equality, diversity and inclusion in everything that we do. You'll be
empowered and supported through our employee led networks, diverse
colleagues, and a broad range of firmwide initiatives.
Recognising the unique contributions that a diverse workforce can
bring to our business, we encourage applications from people of all
backgrounds. We take great pride in being a Disability Confident
Employer. If you need any adjustments throughout the recruitment
process or have any questions, please get in touch with our
recruitment team by emailing recruitment@bevanbrittan.com
Acting responsibly, now and for
the future
To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of
Bevan Brittan's identity. Our colleagues are heavily involved in
shaping and delivering activity across the four pillars of our Responsible
Business strategy: Community Engagement; Environmental
Sustainability; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion; and Wellbeing.
Our people deliver pro bono legal work for charities and
not-for-profit organisations. We play an active role in our local
communities and donated £100,000 across our four regional office
charities last year. We are also proudly carbon neutral. We've
achieved the UN's Climate Neutral Now accreditation and our
environmental sustainability plan focuses on achieving our net zero
carbon target by 2040.
Collectively, the four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues'
wellbeing; offer an environment in which everyone can progress on
merit, give something back to the communities in which we work; and
protect the environment.
