Bevan Brittan is a UK-Top 100 commercial law firm
providing a comprehensive range of legal services from offices
London, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds.
The firm advises businesses across construction, energy
& resource management, higher education and financial services,
complementing the firm's market leadership within housing, local
government and health & social care.
We currently employ over 500 people, including over 80
Partners, and our award-winning teams provide construction,
commercial, corporate, property, regulatory, employment and
litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal advice.
Bevan Brittan is named among 'The Times Best Law Firms
2022' and has recently either won or been shortlisted for a number
of prestigious awards. These include 'Legal Advisors of the Year' at
the HealthInvestor Awards in both the Transactional and Private
categories, 'Legal Firm of the Year' at the Bristol Property Awards
and 'National Law Firm of the Year' at the Birmingham Law Society Awards.
We are driven by our 4 values: Relationships, Results,
Reputation and Responsible. These give us a sense of purpose and
ensure we always work collaboratively with clients and colleagues,
continually improve, make the right choices and act with integrity.
Bevan Brittan is an equal opportunities employer and
welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
Learn from the best
We buy, build, sell, scale, develop, dispose and
finance our clients' health and social care property. We have
experienced significant growth in our property work in this sector
over the last couple of years. This growth is set to continue, with
major tender wins on high profile projects and clients across the country.
The real estate team advises all major sub-markets in
independent healthcare (including all types of social care,
independent hospitals, primary care and retirement living) for the
widest range of clients; from investors and funders to developers
and operators, consortiums to suppliers.
Not only will you develop your technical skills and
knowledge of the healthcare sector, you will also have plenty of
opportunity to meet clients, grow your own network and develop other
business development skills
Bevan Brittan has strong recognition in the independent
legal directories - Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. In both
guides we are consistently ranked in the top tier for our practices
across the UK, with multiple individuals in our Property team
recognised as leading lawyers.
"By far Bevan Brittan is the most flexible,
pragmatic, skilled and reliable legal firm I have worked
with."- Chambers UK, 2022
Rise to the Challenge
Due to our growth, a vacancy has arisen within the
Commercial Property Healthcare team.
The successful candidate will be a commercial property
solicitor able to take on an existing caseload within the Health and
Social Care Team. There are genuine promotion prospects for those
with the ambition and skills to do so, plenty of variation in the
work and plenty of support from both the property team and the wider
firm to help you develop your own practice.
This role will involve advising clients on the full
range of property matters, but with particular emphasis on corporate
support work and development work for our wide range of clients
within the sector.
Experience and confidence in dealing with the following
would be a real plus:
negotiation of acquisitions, disposals and
development agreements;
reparation of reports on title, certificates of title
and advice notes;
both freehold and leasehold sale and acquisition transactions;
reviewing, amending and negotiating asset or share
purchase agreements; and
working across legal departments with others as part
of a project team
What we are looking for from you
The successful applicant will ideally have experience of:
corporate support work (such as share or asset purchases);
working on health or social care transactions/ projects;
development work in general;
And 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 relationships with clients
and intermediaries;
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; and
an genuine interest in business development
Work-life Balance
We offer a substantial benefits package to all
employees, which includes 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up
to an additional 5 days), a generous pension scheme and private
medical insurance through Vitality (including "phone a GP service",
discounted gym membership and 'Vitality' Partner discounts).
All of our people are entitled to a biennial private
health assessment through Nuffield Health and are included in the
group life assurance scheme. We also have an Employee Assistance
Programme (free telephone support and counselling service) and a
cycle scheme (Save Tax & NI on a bike for cycling to work).
Where possible, we want to offer
all Bevan Brittan people flexibility to work their week in a way
that suits them - we operate a hybrid working model based on the
needs of our clients, teams and that of the individual. Our core
business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday, however we are
open to individuals working more flexibly around those times and
would welcome a conversation with you if you have any questions.
Responsible Business
To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a
core part of Bevan Brittan's identity, running through our culture
and embodied by the clients we serve.
Bevan Brittan seeks to play an active role within its
local office communities. Through regular fundraising events,
support for local initiatives and annual charity donations at
Christmas, we have established a culture of giving within the firm.
In December 2021 we donated a total of £60,000 to our four regional
office charities, with each charity receiving £15,000 to help fund
their vital services.
Our current selected charities are Great Western Credit
Union (London), Moseley Road Swimming Baths (Birmingham), Great
Western Air Ambulance Charity (Bristol) and Yorkshire Cat Rescue (Leeds).
We want to demonstrate our commitment to these causes
through actions rather than words; colleagues from across the firm
are already heavily involved, living and breathing the four pillars
of our Responsible Business strategy:
Community Engagement
Environmental Sustainability
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Wellbeing
Collectively, these four pillars ensure we look after
our colleagues' wellbeing; offer an environment in which all can
progress on merit, regardless of personal circumstances or
background; give something back to the communities in which we work;
and protect the environment.
Bevan Brittan is proudly a carbon neutral firm. We have
achieved the UN's Climate Neutral Now accreditation and our
environmental sustainability plan is focussed on achieving our net
zero carbon target.
Each lawyer has the opportunity to undertake pro bono
legal work for local charities and not-for-profit organisations.
This has seen colleagues support the Great Western Air Ambulance
Charity (Bristol), Moseley Road Swimming Baths (Birmingham),
Yorkshire Cat Rescue (Leeds), Great Western Credit Union (London),
and several others.
