Corporate Real Estate – Associate (Mid-Senior Level)

Job title:

Corporate Real Estate – Associate (Mid-Senior Level)

Company

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Job description

We have an opportunity for an experienced Associate/ Senior Associate to join our Corporate Real Estate Practice.Team & Role SummaryFreshfields’ Global Transactions practice brings together lawyers specialising in corporate, finance and real estate. Working collaboratively to provide the best transactional advice to clients, we act for private and public companies, banks, governments and states, amongst others. We are consistently ranked at the top of the league tables in Europe, Asia and globally. Most of our work has a cross-border element, requiring us to draw on the expertise of our global transactions lawyers in other offices across the network.The highly regarded, award winning London Real Estate group has a wide ranging domestic and pan European practice. We are part of an international team with leading real estate practices in each of the main western European jurisdictions. The department and the firm place great emphasis on developing and supporting your career. Our training and know-how support is very highly regarded. We are looking for a corporate Real Estate Associate with broad experience from a leading practice, with a particular interest in and focus on complex transactions in the real estate sector.Key ResponsibilitiesAdvising on and helping to lead firmwide teams delivering real estate M&A and joint venture transactions.Advising on corporate and joint venture holding structures including real estate investment trusts, Limited Partnerships, unit trusts, and open and closed ended funds.Advising on major real estate acquisitions, lettings and disposals including the impact of construction, planning and environmental law.Providing an integrated service to clients working in all aspects of commercial real estate and advising on cross-border as well as UK real estate transactions.Advising on property finance, innovative financing methods and equity and debt restructurings, including restructurings of financial institutions.Advising on complex development projects including construction, planning and environmental issues.Working together with the corporate and finance teams on the property aspects of various transactions, including acquisitions, financings, flotations and rights issues.Liaising with the specialists in our firm including tax, finance and corporate lawyers, areas that are often integral to the structuring of major real estate projects, and contributing to our sector group expertise, particularly our Global Sponsors and Real Estate and Leisure groups.Independent and team based proactive business development approach, including pitching.CompetenciesCandidates must be admitted as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales or have an equivalent common law qualification.Experience at a leading corporate real estate practice, covering all aspects of transactional real estate work ideally including cross-border transactions.High quality lawyer with proven technical and commercial background.Proven experience and interest in business development.Excellent academic recordThe IndividualExcellent technical and commercial abilities.Able to work effectively as part of a team and supervise more junior lawyers.Highly effective communicator (both orally and in writing).Able to take on a high degree of responsibility and manage a challenging workload.Committed to providing an excellent service to our clients.Proactive involvement in business development and knowledge management.Overview Of The FirmFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a major international law firm, providing business law advice of the highest quality. We want to be the law firm that clients turn to for legal advice where it most matters, wherever in the world that may be. The Firm has over 2,400 lawyers in 28 offices around the world, providing a comprehensive service to national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments.Our people make our firm – we are a people business and want to create a welcoming and supportive environment where all can flourish. We see diversity as a strength which creates fresh perspectives and generates new ideas. We enjoy our work and are determined to do an outstanding job. We deliver best when working in teams. Our culture is a product of the combined mindsets and behaviours of our people which is through the Being Freshfields principles, outlined below.we show respect to everyonewe are there for one anotherwe are open with each otherwe are positive role modelsWe think and work globally – we don’t just say we are one firm; we act like one firm right across the world. We work wherever our clients need us. This is how we define ourselves, not by reference to where we have offices. Cross-border work isn’t just what we do, it is what we excel at. We understand what it really takes to work across different legal systems and commercial environments and to bridge language and cultural gaps.We aim to add value in everything we do – we are passionate about helping our clients succeed. We use our experience and creativity to help clients make judgements and achieve their goals. In everything we do, we seek to make a real difference to the communities in which we operate.The Freshfields Global Centre provides both business and legal services to the firm. Our services are delivered in a way which supports the global nature of our firm and our clients, enables our fee earners to deliver exceptional service to our clients and to do that in a way which is efficient and effective.Freshfields is committed to promoting equality and diversity and to developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds make important and positive contributions to our business and how we service our clients.InclusionFreshfields is an equal opportunities employer and all applications received by the firm will be considered by the firm on the basis of their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background. All offers of employment will be conditional on the candidate having/securing the right to work in the UK and providing the firm with evidence of that right (as required by the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006) prior to employment commencing.Freshfields is a Ban the Box employer. We ask applicants to disclose criminal convictions only when a conditional job offer is made. A conviction does not automatically lead to withdrawal of the offer: we make decisions on a case by case basis and take a number of factors into account (eg the role you are applying for and the circumstances of the offence). You would have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before we make a decision.Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Freshfields.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:35:23 GMT

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