Associate / Managing Associate - Real Estate Planning (3-8PQE)
Location
London
Description
The Department
The Real Estate department's core practice areas include
construction, development, retail, investment, planning and
environment, residential, dispute resolution, finance and taxation.
Our clients span both the world of corporate and private wealth giving
us a unique perspective on the market. Our infrastructure of
connections and investors coupled with our understanding of the
complex policy landscape, are both highly valued by our clients. We
find practical commercial solutions, underpinned by a tenacious
determination to get the deal done. We offer a one stop shop for
property services from acquisition, financing and planning, through to
construction, disposal and asset management, encompassing both
commercial and residential property.
The planning team has 2 partners, 1 Of Counsel and 4 fee earners. The
team handles a wide range of planning related matters including
planning appeals, compulsory purchase, EIA development, highway
matters, planning obligations, policy and legal challenges. Its client
base ranges from large institutional developers and funds to private
clients. The team is passionate about what they do and are proactive
in understanding continual political and policy changes, areas of
interest and highlighting potential opportunities for clients.
Our areas of expertise include:
Planning appeals
Compulsory purchase orders
Contaminated land
Judicial review and statutory challenge
Environmental assessments
Infrastructure agreements
Local and neighborhood plans
Section 106 agreements
Strategic planning
Listed buildings and other heritage assets
Enforcement
Highways
Urban regeneration
Duties and Responsibilities
The role will involve advising clients on all aspects of planning
including the drafting and negotiation of section 106 agreements,
permitted development rights, certificates of lawfulness, compulsory
purchase orders, objecting to planning applications, planning appeals
and challenges, enforcement appeals, CIL, planning policy,
environmental impact assessments, and due diligence in connection with
property purchases.
Skills/Experience
A demonstrable passion for planning law
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent organisational skills
Ability to effectively manage own workload
Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex
information clearly and concisely
Ability to work independently and as part of a team,
Personable and confident, able to ensure good working
relationships with colleagues, clients and external organisations
Resilient and calm under pressure
Adaptable and flexible approach
Pro-active and takes initiative in developing and proposing
commercial solutions
Please note that this job
profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline
of the key components of the role. You may be required by your
line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
About The Mishcon de Reya Group
TheMishcon de ReyaGroup is
an independent international professional service business with law at
its heart, employing over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. It
includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading
consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services. We
have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue
growth in the past five years alone.
Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore, with an
association with Karas So LLPin Hong
Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and
provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often
do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border,
multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.
In times of such far-reaching and
profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients
- and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are
here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic
centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital,
and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge. Through
Mishcon Future, we work to shape a better
world through innovation, creating value for clients at every stage of
the innovation life cycle and for society.
Our purpose remains rooted in our
founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who
make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous
improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and inclusion.Mishcon Academy, our in-house place of learning,
development and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts
and our innovative impact strategy, including acommitment to be a net zero carbon business, also play a central strategic
role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launchedMishcon Purpose, a first-of-its-kind
sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.
TheMishcon de Reya Groupcomprises standalone businessesMDR Cyber,MDR Discover,MDRi, MDR Lab, MDR One,MDR Mayfair(in London, Singapore and Dubai)
and MDRx. Earlier this year, the
Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative
legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal.
It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions
management business.
We strive to create a fully
diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered
to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture
and are always happy to talk flexible working.