Commercial Property Solicitor – 2+ PQE – Northampton, National Firm, variety of work – Hybrid Working

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

This is a particularly attractive opportunity for a Commercial Property Solicitor who wants to maintain a genuinely broad practice, with exposure to everything from acquisitions and disposals through to landlord and tenant, secured lending, pension property transactions and more specialist land matters.

You will be joining an established Northampton office while benefiting from the resources, expertise and opportunities that come with being part of a much wider national firm.

The role

You will take responsibility for your own Commercial Property caseload, working directly with clients across a varied range of transactions.

Your work will include:

• Sales and purchases 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
• Sales of business assets
• Commercial property sold at auction
• 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 one of the real attractions of this opportunity.

This isn't a role where you will spend every day dealing with one particular type of transaction. You will have the opportunity to continue practising across the wider Commercial Property discipline, developing your technical knowledge and commercial understanding as your career progresses.

The firm

HCB is an established national law firm with a network of offices across England and Wales.

The Northampton office combines the accessibility and close-knit environment of a regional practice with the backing and resources of a much larger national operation.

Commercial Property is an established offering within the Northampton office, advising businesses and property owners on matters ranging from acquisitions and disposals and commercial leases through to property development.

The wider firm also offers expertise across areas including Corporate and Commercial, Litigation, Employment, Insolvency, Residential Property and Private Client, giving its Commercial Property lawyers access to specialists across complementary areas of law.

For somebody who enjoys working directly with clients but also wants the resources and opportunities associated with a national firm, it offers a very good balance.

The ideal candidate

The firm is looking for a Commercial Property Solicitor with at least 2 years' PQE and a good general grounding across the practice area.

You should have:

• A broad Commercial Property background
• Strong technical knowledge
• Experience handling your own matters
• Experience of acquisitions and disposals
• Commercial landlord and tenant experience
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Strong client care and communication skills
• A practical and commercially minded approach

Most importantly, this would suit somebody who enjoys variety and wants to continue developing as a well-rounded Commercial Property Solicitor.

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working following successful completion of probation
• 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Christmas week closure
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Annual fee-earner bonus linked to performance
• Opportunity to earn additional annual leave through the firm's bonus holiday scheme
• Pension scheme
• Medicash scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Online training and development
• Long-term career opportunities within a national firm

Why consider this opportunity?

• National law firm with an established Northampton presence
• Hybrid working
• Genuinely broad Commercial Property caseload
• High level of client contact and responsibility
• Opportunity to practise across the wider Commercial Property discipline
• Interesting mix of transactional, landlord and tenant, finance and specialist property work
• Access to expertise across a wider national network
• Strong wider commercial offering
• Good benefits package
• Opportunity to continue developing technically and commercially
• Long-term progression within an established firm

For a Commercial Property Solicitor who wants breadth, autonomy and flexibility without sacrificing the support and resources of a national firm, this is an opportunity well worth considering.

You will have your own caseload and direct relationships with clients, while working within a wider firm that can provide the platform to continue developing your Commercial Property career.

If you are a Commercial Property Solicitor with 2+ years' PQE in Northampton 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.