We are currently seeking a Solicitor to join a highly regarded Government and Infrastructure team based in London. The successful candidate will be working on the real estate elements of major infrastructure projects.

The Firm

Our client was established in following a merger between legacy firms, bringing together over 300 years of legal expertise across 5 locations.

Their Government and Infrastructure team specialise in planning, regulatory and public law, with a particular emphasis on nationally significant infrastructure planning. They work on some of the largest and most significant infrastructure projects in the UK. They also advise public sector bodies on a variety of public and parliamentary law issues and there are four Roll A Parliamentary Agents within the department.

Working here brings all the benefits of a top 60 firm including interesting work, varied clients and support for professional development. While their clients are at the heart of everything they do, they recognise that life outside of work is important too and their approach to flexible working and target hours for fee earners reflect this.

The Role

They are now seeking to recruit a Solicitor in the planning team working on the real estate elements of major infrastructure projects.

Work will include projects for a major energy company and infrastructure providers (particularly rail, light rail and electricity).

Infrastructure projects will also involve programming and implementation of compulsory purchase powers provided by way of Transport Works Act Orders, Compulsory Purchase Orders and Development Consents using the General Vesting Declaration (GVD) process and by consensual transfer under the notice to treat/notice of entry procedure.

Advising public bodies on administrative law, statutory interpretation and regulatory issues arising in an infrastructure context will be required.

Knowledge of land law, landlord and tenant law, land registration and property tax and some knowledge of construction is required. Experience with environmental issues likely to affect property transactions (particularly contaminated land) is needed.

The Candidate

Knowledge/Qualifications

• Admission to the Solicitors Roll
• 2:1 Degree preferred
• Excellent computer literacy is essential given the use of specialised computer software

Experience

• Experience of undertaking a variety of planning property matters
• Experience will preferably include planning elements of infrastructure projects
• Skills

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com

A fantatsic opportunity for a ambitious senior real estate development associate to join a leading firm to be based out of their Thames Valley office.

The Firm

Our client was established in following a merger between legacy firms, bringing together over 300 years of legal expertise across 5 locations.

Working here brings all the benefits of a top 60 firm including interesting work, varied clients and support for professional development. While their clients are at the heart of everything they do, they recognise that life outside of work is important too and their approach to flexible working and target hours for fee earners reflect this.

The real estate team has expertise in all aspects of a residential development and commercial property transactions.

The Role

They are looking for a solicitor to join the team to assist with the following areas of work:

• residential development work (acting primarily for developers on land acquisitions by way of conditional agreements and options)
• acting on sales and acquisitions (by private treaty and by auction)
• lettings (for landlord and tenant)
• property management (dealing with licences to assign, underlet and alter etc)
• property finance

You will work for a variety of clients including investors, developers, banks, and private sector organisations. You will also provide support to our business services department on corporate transactions. As a member of the Real Estate team, you will be expected to lend general support as and when required and also contribute to the monthly department know-how meetings. Playing an active part in business development activities is also required.

The Candidate

Qualifications

• Admission to the Solicitors Roll
• 5+ years' PQE
• 2:1 degree preferred

Knowledge/Experience

• Experience of undertaking a variety of commercial property and development matters.
• Excellent computer literacy is essential given the use of specialised computer software.
• Proficiency in IT with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com

A standout opportunity for a real estate development associate to join a leading firm to be based out of their Thames Valley office.

The Firm

Our client was established in following a merger between legacy firms, bringing together over 300 years of legal expertise across 5 locations.

The commercial real estate team have expertise in all aspects of a commercial property transaction. The includes construction, planning, drafting commercial leases and sale and purchase of property or land.

Working here brings all the benefits of a top 60 firm including interesting work, varied clients and support for professional development. While their clients are at the heart of everything they do, they recognise that life outside of work is important too and their approach to flexible working and target hours for fee earners reflect this.

The Role

They are looking for a solicitor to join the team to assist with the following areas of work:

• acting on sales and acquisitions (by private treaty and by auction)
• lettings (for landlord and tenant)
• property management (dealing with licences to assign, underlet and alter etc)
• property finance
• residential development work (acting primarily for developers on land acquisitions by way of conditional agreements and options)

You will work for a variety of clients including investors, developers, banks, and third sector organisations. You will also provide support to our business services department on corporate transactions. As a member of the Real Estate team, you will be expected to lend general support as and when required and also contribute to the monthly department know-how meetings. Playing an active part in business development activities is also required

The Candidate

Qualifications

• Admission to the Solicitors Roll
• 2+ years' PQE
• 2:1 degree preferred

Knowledge/Experience

• Experience of undertaking a variety of commercial property matters
• Excellent computer literacy is essential given the use of specialised computer software
• Proficiency in IT with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com

A standout opportunity for a residential property associate to join a leading firm to be based out of their Thames Valley office.

The Firm

Our client was established in following a merger between legacy firms, bringing together over 300 years of legal expertise across 5 locations.

The Role

The residential real estate team advise on all aspects of residential property including high value sale and purchase, leasehold enfranchisement and advising residential landlords and tenants. They are now seeking an Associate to join their team in Reading.

Knowledge/Qualifications

• Admissions to Solicitors Roll
• 2:1 degree or higher preferred
• Competent computer and IT user

Working here brings all the benefits of a top 60 firm including interesting work, varied clients and support for professional development. While their clients are at the heart of everything they do, they recognise that life outside of work is important too and their approach to flexible working and target hours for fee earners reflect this.

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com

We have an exciting new opportunity for a litigation associate to join a leading firm to be based out of their Thames Valley office.

The Firm

Our client was established in following a merger between legacy firms, bringing together over 300 years of legal expertise across 5 locations.

Working here brings all the benefits of a top 60 firm including interesting work, varied clients and support for professional development. While their clients are at the heart of everything they do, they recognise that life outside of work is important too and their approach to flexible working and target hours for fee earners reflect this.

The Role

The Litigation Department deals with a wide range of contentious matters including commercial disputes, property litigation (general and agricultural), judicial review, trusts (both commercial and private) and estates, insolvency and intellectual property. While some of the senior solicitors are specialists those at the start of their career can get exposure to a wide range on contentious matters in the team.

Knowledge/Qualifications

• Admissions to Solicitors Roll
• 2:1 degree or higher preferred
• Competent computer and IT user

Working here brings all the benefits of a top 60 firm including interesting work, varied clients and support for professional development. While their clients are at the heart of everything they do, they recognise that life outside of work is important too and their approach to flexible working and target hours for fee earners reflect this.

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com

Our client is offering a brilliant opportunity for a commercial litigation paralegal to join them in their Buckinghamshire office.

The Firm

Our client is a leading law firm with five offices based in the South East. They are a full-service firm, offering a comprehensive range of legal services to businesses and private individuals. They act for blue-chip companies that are household names as well as SMEs, entrepreneurs and not-for-profit organisations.

They have expanded into international markets, regularly advising clients in the UK doing business overseas and international clients wanting to invest in the UK.

The Role

Our client is now seeking a commercial litigation paralegal to join the team in their Buckinghamshire office.

 The Candidate

The ideal candidate will have some (if not all) of the following characteristics and skills:

• Considerable previous litigation paralegal experience within a fast paced and challenging litigation environment
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent Interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently without supervision and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Very strong academics – LLB/GDL – LPC preferred but not essential (at least 2.1 / Commendation or above)

On offer is a nurturing and collaborative environment alongside a competitive salary.

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com

We have an excellent new opportunity for an outstanding Solicitor (NQ – 5 years PQE) to join a top ranked private client team in Hertfordshire.

The Firm

Our client is a highly respected regional firm and are proud to be the trusted advisor to a wide range of clients including FTSE 350 companies, public and private sector organisations, charities and high-net worth individuals.

They have a first class reputation for developing and investing in home-grown talent. They boast an excellent staff retention rate and, thanks to their focus on creating an outstanding place to work, have an average length of service that is unrivalled within the region.

Their highly experienced private client team have an outstanding reputation for their work in relation to wills, probate, and tax planning strategies.

Their team is top ranked by independent directories such as Legal 500 and Chambers UK thanks to their focus on providing proactive and effective multi-generational planning and support.

They have a diverse team that is structured to provide a wealth of experience to our private clients at a level and cost that is appropriate for the matter at hand. Their team are highly experienced in a range of sensitive and often complex issues from trust and estate administration through to contesting a will and managing enduring powers of attorney.

The Role

They are pleased to offer the opportunity for a Private Client Solicitor to join either of their Hertfordshire offices and offer their individual client’s expertise in all areas of private client work, ranging from trust and estate administration through to contesting a will, and managing enduring powers of attorney. Their Private Client Team specialise in assisting with these wide range of sensitive and complex issues.

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com

A commercial contracts solicitor is required to join a leading firm and take on a non-contentious commercial contracts caseload.

The Firm

Our client is a highly regarded, legal 500, commercial law firm with offices in London, Buckinghamshire and Sussex.

The Role

They are now looking to recruit a Commercial Contracts Solicitor to join their Commercial Services team.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of non contentious commercial contracts. You will have a non-contentious commercial contracts caseload. Agency, distribution, data protection, franchising, IT related agreements, licensing and exploitation of intellectual property, other standard and bespoke commercial contracts and corporate support will all form part of this role. In addition, the work will from time to time include partnerships and LLPs, competition law and asset finance and consumer credit.

Key Skills

• Excellent academics and strong ambition for career development
• Excellent interpersonal and marketing skills with the ability to develop contacts for the team and the firm
• Team player able to fit into a friendly, busy team
• Negotiation skills
• Organisational ability
• An eye for detail
• Willingness to present to clients and contacts on key legal issues
• Ability to work unsupervised, seeking assistance from other team members on more complex matters

In return they offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday, 5% of salary paid into pension fund of employee’s choice, BUPA Private Health, Employee Assistance Programme, Income Protection Scheme, Death in Service Benefits and a mobile Phone.

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com

A standout opportunity for a real estate lawyer to join a leading regional law practice in Berkshire.

The Firm

Our client is a top 50, full service commercial law firm with 13 offices spread across the UK. They have a strong financial base with a turnover of £89.781 million. Their growing firm has over 960 members of staff. The Legal 500 and Chambers legal guides consistently rank our lawyers in their top tiers.

Their aim is to attract and retain the most talented people, and part of this is providing a great place to work. So, to support fairness and equality and to encourage a healthy work-life balance, they continually monitor and improve their benefits. Our client is proud that what they have achieved has been recognised over the past few years, being awarded Best Companies star status on a number of occasions and have featured in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For. They are also a silver standard accredited Investor in People Company.

The Role

Their highly regarded DHL team are looking for a lawyer with specific experience in real estate to join the team in Berkshire.

The Candidate 

Experience within employment and commercial would be beneficial but is not essential. The candidate can expect variety in the role with real estate being the core area of law. Other aspects include TUPE, intellectual property issues with websites, copy right; operating issues relating to stock and commercial aspects.

They are seeking an ambitious, proactive individual who has a strong work ethic with a desire to be a strong team player.

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com

This is a standout opportunity for a Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitor to join a highly successful South England firm.

The Firm

They are one of the largest teams of lawyers in the South outside London, independently recommended in 26 specialist practice areas by the leading independent legal directories and with widespread awards recognition. They are keen to provide opportunities for continuous learning, growth and development. The firm also recognises that lawyers value the ability to work flexibly - they have agile working policies available to facilitate flexible working and all lawyers have laptops and iPhones as standard issue.

They have one of the strongest restructuring and insolvency practices in the South outside London, which is highly rated both in Chambers and Legal 500. The team is a fast-growing and dynamic group consisting of 10 lawyers carrying out a high quality and varied diet of restructuring and insolvency work, including formal appointment work, security enforcements, consensual restructuring outside insolvency, distressed asset sales (inside and outside a formal insolvency), advice to directors of troubled companies and insolvency-related litigation.

The Role

They are looking for technically strong, personable, versatile, commercially minded and ambitious lawyers to pursue a career in restructuring and insolvency with them in the long term.

They often collaborate with their finance colleagues when resourcing refinancing projects and, together, they constitute the finance, restructuring and insolvency department. The finance practice covers acquisition/leveraged finance, real estate finance, asset based lending, trade finance, venture debt and corporate cross-over debt products.

They also have significant international reach, with well-established links across the world with tried and tested partner firms located in and/or acting for international clients from the following jurisdictions, where there is an English restructuring and/or insolvency nexus: all EU territories, Australia, the US, Japan, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.

The Candidate 

They are looking for a lawyer ideally at 2-4 PQE. They want strong team players with good inter-personal skills, who have a commercial approach and excellent technical, communication and negotiation skills.

They offer excellent supervision, coaching and training, but encourage all team members to take responsibility at an early stage and to want to be stretched and challenged. An appetite for business development will be a definite advantage.

There is plenty of opportunity for the right associate to build a career in this fast developing practice group.

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com

An exciting new position has become available for a solicitor interested in pursuing a career within commercial property with a highly regarding firm.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an individual seeking to further their commercial property experience with a top tier firm.

The Firm

Our client is a leading, full-service UK solicitors’ practice that have an exceptional track record of winning success for their clients, whether resolving disputes, optimising commercial ventures or minimising risk.

They are a dynamic, medium-sized firm with a strong family feel. Their culture is professional and client-orientated, but with a strong emphasis on collegiate relationships, friendship and fun. They offer all their staff a competitive salary and benefits package; and a working environment and structure that encourages everyone to maximise their potential.

The Role

They have an exciting new opportunity for a Commercial Property Solicitor to join their fantastic, highly rated and friendly office.

Their commercial property solicitors have particular expertise in the property investment, development and construction sectors. They advise many property investors and developers on the suitability, risk and return of their projects – guiding them through negotiations and ensuring their investments are protected for the future.

The Candidate 

The successful solicitor will join a busy department dealing with a broad caseload covering all aspects of commercial property.

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com

A leading Surrey firm are looking to recruit an exceptional departmental assistant to provide assistance to their residential property team.

The Firm

Our client is a leading Surrey and London based provider of legal services to businesses and individuals. They work from offices in Dorking, Cobham and Godalming, and due to increased demand, they have now opened a serviced office in London.

They currently have over 100 people work for the firm, including 15 partners and 37 other lawyers.

Their commercial clients include a broad range of companies including FTSE and AIM listed companies and private companies.

The Role

They are currently looking to recruit an experienced Departmental Assistant at their Cobham Office in their Residential Conveyancing department.

The successful candidate will be required to provide direct support to his/her Fee Earner to enable the Fee Earner to operate at optimum efficiency and to produce accurate, high quality typed work from audio and script using all Microsoft packages (Word & Excel).  This will include but will not be limited to the main responsibilities listed below.  The candidate will be expected to use a high degree of self-motivation and initiative.

The Candidate

The successful candidate will be required to provide direct support to his/her Fee Earner to enable the Fee Earner to operate at optimum efficiency and to produce accurate, high quality typed work from audio and script using all Microsoft packages (Word & Excel). The candidate will be expected to use a high degree of self-motivation and initiative.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To prepare correspondence and documents through audio typing and script
• Opening and closing files in accordance with the requirements of Lexcel
• To prepare post and enclosures for despatch.
• To arrange for all copying to be done, in person if the designated person is not available to undertake the task.
• Accurate, efficient diary management.
• Co-ordination/planning of appointments.
• To prepare meeting rooms as necessary and for the tidying and clearance of the room at the end of the meeting.
• To provide support to other departmental assistants/legal secretaries as required.
• To provide guidance to less experienced and temporary departmental assistants/legal secretaries when required to do so.
• To attend clients both in person and on the telephone and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firm's standards for client care.
• To undertake any specific training when required to do so and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development.
• To ensure the confidentiality of all the firm's and client's documentation and information.
• Perform any other duties the Partners require.

Please don't hesitate to contact Paul Burgin on 0203 355 2262 or Paul@hunterslegal.com