Real Estate/Housebuilding and Strategic Land – Senior Associate / Managing Associate - Bristol
We are looking to recruit a residential development lawyer with ideally 3 years + PQE, to act for our exciting, expanding client base of housebuilding and strategic land clients.
Our Housebuilding & Strategic Land (HSL) team is one of the largest residential development teams in the UK and is supported by large planning, plot sales, construction, environmental, agricultural, litigation and tax teams – with 80+ lawyers within the related HSL sector group.
We act for the majority of the top 10 and top 20 housebuilders, local and national developers, housing associations, landowners (from individuals to major Plc regeneration companies), local authorities, investors and promoters in the residential development and strategic land sectors. We have been extremely successful with recent national housebuilder panel wins (both new appointments and re-appointments).
Our vision is to be the best firm in the UK for residential development and to grow whilst maintaining our unique culture, where ‘doing the right thing’ and looking after our people remains at the heart of what we do.
We are looking for a Real Estate lawyer that can be based in Bristol and, together with Partner Ben Pariser and the rest of the HSL team, work with clients including Taylor Wimpey, Bellway, Vistry, Barratt Redrow and Keepmoat, advising them on both immediate and strategic land acquisitions across the South / South West, as well as nationally.
They will help to run transactions day to day and will play a significant role in managing and deepening client relationships and helping to develop new business.
The candidate should have: A proven track-record in acting for housebuilders, promoters and developers (and possibly also landowners, housing associations and local authorities) Excellent technical ability and commercial awareness Good and growing client relationships Contacts within the regional development industry, including residential development land agents Proficiency with transactions such as conditional and unconditional contracts, options, golden-brick and other affordable housing transactions, back-to-back sales, partnership schemes, deeds of easement, infrastructure agreements, overages, site-assembly, and service charge/ management agreements experience of more complex transactions such as strategic land/ promotion agreements/ hybrid agreements, collaboration agreements, land pooling, building licences, mixed use schemes, PRS, institutional investment, portfolio charging and/or portfolio acquisitions A good understanding of VAT and SDLT issues The successful candidate will be provided with further exposure to these areas as well as an extensive training scheme to support future career development.
The most important criteria for us is someone who is ambitious, client-focussed, a team player and highly competent. No agencies direct applications only. For further information or a confidential chat please contact the recruitment team on !RecruitmentFreeths@freeths.co.uk. Smart. Bold. Together. We Are Freeths. Become part of the team at Freeths. View some of our recent highlights on our website here.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. We’re 1000+ Freethinkers, striving to create a better place. We’re committed to living our values – smart, bold, together – and making a positive change at every touchpoint for our colleagues, clients and communities.
We’ve built our law firm on solid foundations of integrity, entrepreneurialism and expertise. This has helped us grow into one of the largest full-service law firms in the UK, with 13 offices and over 1000 colleagues, and counting. 1. Think Ambition: We’ve built our law firm on solid foundations of integrity, entrepreneurialism and expertise.
This has helped us grow into one of the largest full-service law firms in the UK, with 13 offices and over 1,000 colleagues, and counting. Matching individual ambition and our firm’s ambition matters. That’s why we develop our people by making sure every one of our team feels connected through a clear progression pathway and leadership support.
It’s helped us to grow an award-winning reputation in the eyes of our clients and competitors that each and every one of the Freeths team works hard to uphold in everything we do. 2. Think Recognition: Sharing success matters to us. We love to showcase excellent work across the firm and celebrate our people through our employee awards. We recognise our teams work hard together to deliver the best solutions for our clients.
That’s why great work is well rewarded - our rewards and benefits are among the best in the business. 3. Think Together: Our people are at the heart of what makes Freeths such a great place to be. We’re a firm where people care about each other and employee wellbeing is high on the agenda. Our firm is set up to ensure everyone’s voice is heard, and mutual respect is shown by all.
We understand that differences add strength, which means we maintain a diverse culture where everyone has the freedom to be themselves and thrive. We're committed to championing diversity and building an inclusive culture. We want to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their background. We welcome applications from everybody, particularly those from marginalised backgrounds.
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