Associate Solicitor: Commercial Property

About the role

• 📌 Role | Associate Solicitor – Commercial Property (NQ–2 PQE)
• 👥 Team | Commercial Property team
• 🔍 Focus | Acquisitions & disposals, leases, portfolio management, refinancing and property elements of corporate transactions
• 💡 Skills | Strong drafting & negotiation, excellent communication, attention to detail, client relationship building
• 🧩 Requirements | Qualified Solicitor (NQ–2 PQE) with strong commercial property experience and ability to manage own caseload
• 📍 Location | London

We are seeking an ambitious Solicitor (NQ – 2PQE) to join our Commercial Property team in London. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a growing multidisciplinary professional practice, working alongside lawyers, accountants and tax advisers on a broad range of real estate matters.

We are a friendly, collaborative and entrepreneurial family run professional practice that prides itself on delivering exceptional client service whilst maintaining a supportive and enjoyable working environment. We believe in taking our job seriously, not ourselves.

Broad based cross discipline training provided.

The firm's continued growth provides a genuine opportunity for ambitious lawyers to progress quickly, develop client relationships and build their own practice.

If you have an appetite for active involvement in marketing and business development, ambition to grow and build a career as part of a multidisciplinary team, then we are certainly the firm for you!

The firm acts for developers, investors, landlords, tenants, lenders, entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses.

You will work closely with Partners whilst developing responsibility for your own matters and client relationships.

Caseload will include dealing with

• Acquisitions and disposals of commercial premises.
• Agreements for lease, leases and lease renewals.
• Lease assignments.
• Portfolio management.
• Bank lending and refinancing.
• Assisting with property elements of corporate transactions.

Must haves

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently on own caseload.
• (For recently qualified solicitors) significant commercial property experience during their training contract.

Desirable (but not essential)

• Residential property experience.
• Residential lease extensions.
• Freehold and leasehold sales and purchases.
• Leasehold enfranchisement.