Associate - Housing and Regeneration

TLT

  • Birmingham Bristol Area
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
We are recruiting for an Associate to join our Housing & Regeneration team in Birmingham or Bristol. The role is a permanent, full-time opportunity, offering flexible working in line with TLT World.Your RoleYou will be part of our specialist team, who deal with real estate acquisition, disposal and development work as well as major regeneration projects. We work with colleagues who advise across the full range of legal issues affecting the industry including property tax, environment, construction, property litigation, planning, procurement and subsidy control.In the role of Associate, day to day you can expect to be involved with:Supporting public sector clients (including Homes England, London Boroughs, local authorities, central government and NDBPs) on large-scale mixed-use regeneration and development projects
  • Advising Registered Providers on a range of regeneration and housing projects covering the disposal of land, procurement matters; co-ordination and delivery of regeneration schemes
  • Land assembly including option agreements and promotion agreements
  • General support for the Housing and Regeneration Team as it develops its wider public sector real estate practice
  • Dealing with a variety of real estate transactions including advice on existing overage arrangements; infrastructure agreements; licences to occupy and the grant of various forms of leases
  • Drafting and advising on conditional sale agreements and overage provisions
  • Maintaining and improving relations with existing clients and spot opportunities for business development and enhancement of the current services we offer
Your Skills & ExperienceYou will have/be:
  • A Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered) NQ-5 years PQE, with experience of general property transactions, including sales and purchases, as well as development. You will also have experience of acting for clients in the public sector.
  • First class communication skills with the ability and confidence to engage with clients and colleagues at all levels
  • A forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills, you will be self-motivated with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines.
  • Commercially aware with enthusiasm for business development, and an appetite for keeping up-to-date with the latest developments in your practice area and sector focus.
  • Able to understand your client’s business needs, and act in the best interest of the firm and the client.
  • Ambitious and enthusiastic team player, able to support senior fee earners and contribute to our collaborative culture.
Your TeamOur Housing and Regeneration team forms part of one of the UK's largest real estate groups. We are a team of 25, with representatives sitting in the Birmingham, Bristol and London offices.Our wider real estate group, with a team of 180, advises on thousands of transactions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each year. Clients instruct us for this experience, our depth of expertise and sector know-how. Many of our real estate partners are independently recognised as leading individuals in the field by the legal industry's annual directory rankings. Clients including many in-house lawyers trust us with both 'high profile' and business as usual work.About TLTFast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022.Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.Our BenefitsWe value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday and private medical insurance.At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people.TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of any of the characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on HR-Recruitment@TLTsolicitors.com.

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