Solicitor - Commercial Property team

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The role

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented individual looking to progress their career, to join our growing Commercial Property Team. The role will be based in our Bath office, with hybrid working available.

This post involves work across the whole spectrum of commercial property but with a particular emphasis on Charity property. The scope of the work is very broad and ranges from leases (landlord and tenant), site acquisitions and disposals, property finance (lender) through to corporate occupier work. The department also deals with education and charity property work and the candidate would be expected to assist with those aspects where necessary.

Reasons to apply

• Opportunity to gain invaluable experience across our friendly Commercial Property team, focusing on commercial property and Charity property work, you’ll have the opportunity to work closely with our specialists across the firm.
• To be part of an ambitious, collaborative and friendly national firm where our culture and values are at the heart of everything we do. We believe our people are our greatest asset and strive to create the best place to work.
• Excellent benefits for our people, with a focus on wellbeing and development at the forefront.
• Hybrid working - Stone King are proud to be signatories of the Mindful Business Charter as part of our commitment to mental health and wellbeing. We want to support all of our people in achieving a healthy work/ life balance, and would be happy to speak with prospective candidates about flexible working arrangements.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Effectively manage an individual caseload (with supervision where appropriate).
• Attend to clients of the Firm in the office or elsewhere if needed.
• Work in a collegiate and collaborative way within an immediate Team and wider Firm environment.
• Communicate promptly and effectively both internally to colleagues and externally to clients.
• Maintain your continuing professional development requirements and take an active interest in furthering your knowledge within the field of law.
• To carry out your work for both colleagues and clients to the highest possible standard, having regard to the Firm’s standards, procedures and core values.
• To regularly attend, and be involved in preparation for, Team meetings.
• To attend and be involved in preparation for marketing and business development events and activities.
  
  

Requirements

• The successful candidate should have relevant experience within Property and must possess the ability to work with minimal supervision on more simple transactions clear guidance is available from more senior members within the Commercial Property Team.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to prioritise workload
• Attention to detail
• Ability to hit the ground running
• IT literate including Office 2010
  
  

Our firm

We are an ambitious, collaborative and friendly firm recognised as leaders in our field with offices across the country. Our culture and Core Values are at the heart of what we do. We know that our Firm can only succeed with the right people, and that is why we employ talented individuals who want to work for a Law Firm that is among the best in the UK has a leading reputation and is top ranked in Chambers and Legal 500

Individual differences are embraced at Stone King and we strive to create an environment in which people feel supported and able to be themselves. As well as signing up to the Race Fairness Commitment, we have a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Strategy Group, along with Diversity & Inclusion Allies.

We are committed to promoting an inclusive working environment that supports the growth and development of all our people, and we welcome applications from candidates of all ethnicities, disabilities, social backgrounds, age, sexual orientations and gender identities. As part of our continued commitment to an inclusive working environment, we are proud to have signed up to the Age Friendly Employer Pledge.

Stone King are also proud to be signatories of the Mindful Business Charter as part of our commitment to mental health and wellbeing. We want to support all of our people in achieving a healthy work/ life balance, and would be happy to speak with prospective candidates about flexible working arrangements.

We want our recruitment practices to be as inclusive as possible, so please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process to help you perform to your best.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Profit Share Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Benefit Platform

Private Medical Insurance

Life assurance (4 x salary)

Pension scheme

28 days holiday (in addition to statutory UK holidays).

Additional day allocated for CSR activities per annum.

Closing date: 2 June 2023

Adverts normally close at midday on the closing date, however vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received. Therefore we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Stone King LLP is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity by encouraging all our staff to achieve their full potential and guaranteeing that all employment decisions are taken without reference to irrelevant information or discriminatory practices.

Recruitment agencies – please do not send us unsolicited CVs. If you do so, we reserve the right to contact the candidate directly and your T&Cs will not apply.