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Job Title
Associate/Managing Associate - Commercial Real Estate 4-6 PQE (no agencies)
Location
London
Description
The Department
We have built a Real Estate department to meet the needs of ambitious
deal makers. The result is one of London's largest, most diverse and
most complete property teams, whose clients span the worlds of
corporate and private wealth.
We drive opportunities for our clients through our understanding of
the complex policy landscape, through the leading role we play in
shaping industry discussion on regulation and technological change,
and by harnessing the power of technology.
The department's core practice areas include construction,
development and urban regeneration, fashion and retail, investment,
planning and environment, residential, dispute resolution, finance and taxation.
Our use of proptech, from automation and visualisation tools to AI
and structured databases, allows us to work faster and more
efficiently and we draw on expertise from the firm's other specialist
departments and our global network of connections in search of the
best ways to bring people, capital and opportunities together.
Everything is geared to finding practical, commercial solutions that
get deals done.
The Team
The Real Estate department's core practice areas include
construction, development and urban regeneration, fashion and 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 and planning, through to
construction, disposal and asset management, encompassing both
commercial and residential property.
Duties and Responsibilities
The role will involve:
Assisting/leading on a wide range of transactions including the
acquisition and disposal of investment property and lease
negotiations on behalf of landlords and tenants.
Assisting/leading on complex development funding matters.
Assisting/leading on department wide transactions including
drafting certificates and reports.
Drafting and negotiating a wide range of transaction documents and
carrying out due diligence.
Assisting/managing client caseloads and running client matters (or
parts of larger matters) with minimal assistance from partners.
Advising clients on legal issues and ensuring a first-class service.
Managing and building client relationships and acting as a point
of contact.
Assisting with business development initiatives.
Skills/Experience
4-6 years PQE gained in commercial real estate, at a leading practice.
Strong academic record.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex
information clearly and concisely.
Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels and
develop strong relationships both with clients and colleagues across
the firm.
Excellent writing and drafting skills.
Strong technical knowledge and analytical skills.
Commercial and driven with an interest in business development and
marketing activities.
Excellent attention to detail, listening skills and organisational skills.
Personable and confident, with the ability to work independently
and as part of a team.
Resilient and calm under pressure.
Demonstrates a pragmatic and flexible approach with the ability to
think laterally.
Excellent technical skills, an ability to make a considered
judgement call and a proven history of meeting and exceeding client expectations.
Candidates will need to be assertive, focussed and be able to
present themselves in a confident manner to clients. Resilience and
an ability to remain calm under pressure are also key attributes.
Candidates will need to demonstrate excellent written and
interpersonal skills in order to meet the drafting and presentation
aspects of the role, as well as a keen eye for detail.
Organisational and prioritising skills are also essential to meet
the demands of challenging, commercial internal and external clients.
Candidates are expected to be pro-active and take the initiative
both in relation to the development of their development and their
relationships with key clients/contacts.
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
The Mishcon
de Reya Group 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 LLP in 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.
As of 1 January 2023, Mishcon de
Reya and Taylor
Vinters merged. The merger delivers on both firms' strategies
to support the innovation economy and accelerate our growing share
of the technology, media and life-sciences legal and consultancy
services market in the UK and in key international innovation hubs globally.
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.
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 launched Mishcon
Purpose, a first-of-its-kind sustainability practice providing
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven
insight to clients.
The Mishcon
de Reya Group comprises standalone businesses MDR
Brand Management, MDR
Cyber, MDR
Discover, MDR
Mayfair(in London, Singapore and Dubai) and
MDRx. Complementary to Mishcon de Reya's core areas of work,
each is led by best in class professionals recruited from a variety
of non-legal industries and sectors.
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.