Commercial Property Solicitor – Leicester – Variety of Work, Hybrid Working

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Property Solicitor to join the Leicester office of an established national law firm.

This is a particularly attractive opportunity for a Commercial Property Solicitor who wants the best of both worlds – the accessibility and close-knit feel of a regional office, combined with the resources, client base and wider expertise of a national firm.

The position offers hybrid working alongside a genuinely broad Commercial Property caseload.

The role

You will manage a varied caseload covering a wide range of Commercial Property matters, including:

• Acquisitions and disposals of commercial property
• Commercial landlord and tenant matters
• New leases and lease renewals
• Licences to assign, sublet and alter
• Lease surrenders
• Secured lending, mortgages and refinancing
• Business asset sales
• Auction property transactions
• Pension scheme property transactions, including in specie transactions
• Land Registry applications and first registrations
• Adverse possession matters
• Section 25 notices
• Acting for management companies

The breadth of the caseload is a major attraction of the position.

Rather than becoming restricted to one particular type of Commercial Property work, you will have the opportunity to deal with transactions across the wider discipline and continue developing into a genuinely well-rounded Commercial Property lawyer.

You will have responsibility for your own matters, direct contact with clients and the opportunity to develop both your technical expertise and wider commercial understanding.

The firm

HCB is an established national law firm with a network of offices across England and Wales, including a strong presence throughout the Midlands.

The Leicester office provides the opportunity to work as part of a local team while benefiting from the wider infrastructure and expertise of a much larger national practice.

Commercial Property forms part of a broad commercial offering across the firm, alongside areas including Litigation, Employment, Insolvency and Corporate and Commercial work.

That wider offering is particularly useful for a Commercial Property Solicitor, giving you access to expertise elsewhere within the firm where transactions cross over into other areas of commercial law.

HCB has grown significantly over the years while retaining a strong network of local offices, providing its lawyers with the opportunity to build genuine relationships with clients rather than operating within an anonymous centralised structure.

The ideal candidate

You will be a qualified Solicitor with a good grounding in general Commercial Property work.

You should have:

• Experience across a broad range of Commercial Property matters
• Strong technical knowledge
• Experience of acquisitions, disposals and landlord and tenant work
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• The ability to manage your own caseload
• Strong client care and communication skills
• A practical and commercially minded approach
• An interest in continuing to broaden your Commercial Property experience

This would particularly suit somebody who enjoys variety and wants to continue practising across the wider Commercial Property discipline rather than specialising too narrowly at this stage of their career.

Why consider this opportunity?

• National law firm
• Established Leicester office
• Hybrid working
• Genuinely broad Commercial Property caseload
• Direct client contact and responsibility for your own matters
• Mix of acquisitions, disposals, landlord and tenant, secured lending and specialist property work
• Opportunity to become a well-rounded Commercial Property lawyer
• Access to lawyers and expertise across a wider national network
• Strong wider commercial offering
• Opportunity to develop both technical and commercial expertise
• Long-term career opportunity within an established and growing firm

For somebody who wants to develop their Commercial Property career without becoming pigeonholed, this is a particularly interesting opportunity.

You will have the variety of work needed to continue developing your craft, while benefiting from the backing of a national firm, an established Leicester presence and the flexibility of hybrid working.

If you are a Commercial Property Solicitor in Leicester or the surrounding area and would be interested in finding out more, please get in touch with Toby Ryan at QED Legal for a confidential conversation.