Bevan Brittan is a UK-Top 100 commercial law firm providing a comprehensive range of legal services from
offices in Leeds, Birmingham, London and Bristol.
The firm advises over 800 businesses and is a
market-leading law firm across Local and Central Government, Health
and Social Care and Housing throughout the UK. We employ 450 staff,
including 71 Partners, and our award-winning teams provide
construction, commercial, corporate, property, regulatory,
employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal advice.
The Property Department has experienced significant growth over the
last couple of years and that growth is set to continue, with major
tender wins on high profile projects and clients across the country.
A vacancy has arisen within the Commercial Property team in our Leeds
office, in our social housing team. The successful candidate will be a
commercial property solicitor able to take on an existing caseload
within the busy housing team. There are genuine promotion prospects
for those with the ambition and skills to do so.
This role will involve advising clients on the full range of property
matters in the social housing market, but with particular emphasis on
land acquisition and development work for clients involved in the
delivery of affordable housing. The ability also to deal with the
following would be a real plus:
Negotiation of housing land acquisitions, golden brick
agreements and development agreements.
Preparation of robust reports on title and advice notes.
Preparation of reports on documents and executive summaries.
Both freehold and leasehold transactions
Property security transactions; and
Ongoing management of property portfolios and other
landlord and tenant matters.
Experience of housing related property work acting for buyers and/or
housebuilders is essential. An interest in social housing projects and
a desire to specialise in housing work is important.
The successful applicant will possess the following skills key to the role:
Strong communication skills with a professional approach to work
Confidence in working directly with clients
An ability to build strong interpersonal relationships
An aptitude for drafting and legal analysis
A keenness to work collaboratively with colleagues at junior and
senior levels
Excellent project management skills and the ability to work
efficiently to meet deadlines
A practical and commercial approach
An interest in business development
An interest in the housing sector and a desire to work with
housing clients
