IBB’s Real Estate Group comprises a collective group but with individual team specialisms in residential development, infrastructure, construction (contentious and non-contentious matters), post development plot sales, property litigation, commercial real estate, and secured lending.
The Real Estate Group boasts partners who are recommended in legal directories as leading individuals in their fields and the merger with Owen White Solicitors in January 2023 has significantly strengthened the groups offering across the Thames Valley. |
This role is to provide senior level assistance and support to the partners of the Commercial Real Estate Team, acting independently, with appropriate support, and, as required, alongside the solicitors within the team. |
OVERVIEW
To provide a high-quality legal service to clients on all aspects of Commercial Real Estate including sales and purchases, property investment and management, lettings, developments, and property finance. The role will include (without limitation):
- negotiating agreements for the sale and purchase of land.
- investigating title to properties, identifying key issues affecting title and preparing reports to the client.
- assisting on development transactions including site assembly issues, development agreements, planning related documents and infrastructure agreements.
- drafting and negotiating leases and all ancillary leasehold documents.
- drafting and negotiating conditional agreements and option agreements.
- undertaking or assisting with secured lending transactions.
KNOWLEDGE
- Ensuring that professional services provided by the team are of the highest quality, that client care standards are effectively maintained, and that work completed meets the appropriate standards.
- To ensure that the files are maintained properly and that matters are progressed in line with the firm’s standard up to and including billing and file closing.
- Ensure efficient file management including adherence to timescales, compliance with precedents, letters or documents on the case management system with appropriate supervision.
- Optimise the use of technology and applications to make the client experience as smooth and efficient as possible.
- Complying with the Office Manual and immediately reporting to the partner on any areas of concern or risk to the client and/or firm.
PRACTICE GROWTH & FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
- Being responsible for billing and administration processes in line with team procedures; taking responsibility for delegating work to junior solicitors, trainees, paralegals and /or the group legal administrator(s) where appropriate; providing guidance on legal issues for more junior members of the team where appropriate; managing cash and disbursement control and working on ad hoc projects as and when required.
- Ensuring work is prioritised and progressed as efficiently as possible; new business is effectively introduced and managed into the firm; the partners in the team are sufficiently aware of your workload and specific issues which arise on your matters and you maintain a flexible and proactive approach to work and good working relationships with external institutions including clients and any professional referrers to promote IBB’s brand in the marketplace.
CLIENTS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
- Regarded as ‘Trusted Advisor’ by clients and other professional bodies.
- Helping to develop team capability to the point it can be marketed more extensively to existing clients not yet using the service and/or new prospects.
- Looking for ways to innovate with existing streams of ancillary work, building your own personal reputation and building eminence for the firm by; developing existing and new contacts and referrers of work; taking the lead on article writing in your team; joining relevant associations and seeking out positions of responsibility to support your personal ambitions to become or maintain your position as a leader in your field and encouraging others in the team to build the team reputation.
- Remain professionally and technically up to date by participating in learning and development activities and recording CPD, as well as developing knowledge of the marketplace and client base.
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