Senior Associate

Executive summary

Our highly regarded New Build team, part of our wider Residential Real Estate team led by partner Goli-Michelle Banan, is seeking a lawyer with 4–6 years’ PQE.

The successful candidate will have experience in the new build sector, with expertise in residential property sales and purchases across a range of property types, including shared ownership, and in acting for HNW and UHNW clients and developers.

A self-starter, you will be able to lead matters and willing to contribute to business development activities that benefit the team and wider firm while raising your own profile.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the team’s continued development and rapid growth.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• England and Wales qualified
• 4-6 PQE with expertise in acting for property sales and purchases of new build property
• Strong transactional experience reviewing and advising on planning documentation, building regulations, warranties, estate management arrangements, service charges, rights and reservations, adoption arrangements and infrastructure agreements relevant to new-build developments.
• Ability to identify and advise clients on title, construction, planning and development risks specific to new-build properties.
• Experience managing transactions from instruction through exchange, completion and post-completion, including Land Registry and SDLT requirements.
• Commercially minded with strong drafting, client management and business development skills.

Personal attributes

• Strong attention to detail and technical ability.
• Able to work to tight and demanding deadlines, managing and prioritising as appropriate, with strong organisational skills.
• Able to work within a busy team.
• Energetic, proactive and collaborative.
• Calm and efficient under pressure.
• Flexibility towards new technologies.
• Ability to interact with people at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Able to supervise and assist with more junior members of the team

About us

“We’re a people business” and our people are at the core of what we do. Lawrence Stephens is an ambitious and growing law firm providing commercial solutions across a range of sectors. Servicing an impressive client base that includes big name Banks, international businesses and HNWIs. We are based five minutes away from Chancery Lane and Farringdon tube stations. The office environment is an open plan workspace that encourages learning and development and a sense of camaraderie. The drinks fridge is always full and there is always coffee brewing in the canteen.

We have a diverse team of over 30 Directors, around 100 Fee Earners and 30+ Business Services staff. Every team has a presence in the office, with the main areas including Banking and Real Estate Finance, Real Estate (Commercial and Residential), Corporate and Commercial, Employment and Private Wealth. Let's not forget about our socials (Christmas party, sports day, quiz night, team building nights, sports teams, charity events and more.)!

Lawrence Stephens aims to ensure equality of opportunity. All applications will only be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.

Why work for us?

When you choose Lawrence Stephens, you will find that we provide a welcoming and inclusive environment, staffed by warm and friendly people.

We recruit the best and choose personable individuals who will appeal to our clients and to our colleagues. As a forward-thinking law firm, we provide legal services to a wide range of private and commercial clients, ranging from PLCs and private companies to individuals.

We pride ourselves on our innovation and commercial acumen as well as our legal expertise. We are dynamic in our client service aiming to provide bespoke solutions to our entrepreneurial clients.

We are big enough to attract genuinely interesting work that will allow you to stretch yourself. Working with inspirational people, keen to share their knowledge and who embody our values, you will develop lasting relationships around the firm. Working closely alongside our Directors, you will learn at an accelerated pace giving you the opportunity to fast track your career.

In joining a dynamic and distinguished full-service firm, you will benefit from high quality training across a range of specialist areas, whilst developing your personal and professional skills.