We are a full-service law firm based in Newcastle upon Tyne serving clients throughout the UK and further afield. We have an outstanding reputation for delivering high quality partner-led advice with exceptional personal service.
Our team of over 220 colleagues includes 38 partners, 120 fee-earners and 60 people in business services roles. Our client base includes large companies, owner managed businesses, healthcare professionals, leisure operators and rural businesses.
With a history stretching back over 125 years, we recognise the importance the contribution that businesses like ours should and can have on the local community and we, therefore, encourage our partners and employees to get involved and give back to the local community in which we live and work.
Our vision is to set the standard for legal excellence and in doing so, to become the law firm of choice for businesses, organisations and individuals. To meet our vision and deliver an outstanding service we employ individuals who understand our clients’ needs, take pride in what they do and how they do it. Our values go to the heart of the firm. They define who we are and how we work. It is by remaining true to our values that we will achieve our vision. This is what we value most:
- Teamwork – we trust and respect one another. We see strength in our diversity as individuals and as a practice. We achieve the best outcomes for clients when we work collaboratively, recognizing and respecting the different perspectives that we bring.
- Excellent Client Service – We take the time to truly understand our clients’ needs and aim to provide practical, tailored and commercial solutions – not just options – to help them achieve their goals. Through hard work and commitment, we aim to develop long-term relationships with all our clients, taking pride in the value that we add.
- Professionalism – We work to the highest professional and technical standards, acting with the utmost integrity at all times. We are fiercely proud of our reputation as being a trusted adviser to our clients, often over several generations, and continually strive to ensure that our clients’ interests come first and foremost.
- Our People – We work together to create an open, supportive and friendly working environment where our people feel valued, can develop their careers and achieve their professional ambitions.
If this sounds like a vision you would like to be a part of, our values resonate with your own personal values, and you meet the requirements of the role described, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please read on!
We require a full-time Solicitor with NQ to 3 years PQE to join our dynamic Commercial Real Estate department assisting the team with a range of transactions and administration tasks across a variety of sectors including portfolios, landlord and tenant work, investment transactional work, real estate development and general commercial property work.
Sintons Real Estate team is ranked tier one in Legal 500. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate at the level being sought for this position to work with and gain valuable experience and career development opportunities from a team of experts in our field.
The successful candidate will support the business in a number of key areas including:
- Landlord and tenant estate management work, acting predominantly for commercial landlords with significant portfolios, and other assets;
- Investment acquisitions and disposals, including acting for sophisticated investors in single or multi property deals;
- Working closely with Partners and other senior lawyers on major project work involving restructuring, residential and commercial development deals and other key complex transactional work;
- Acting for landowners in relation to strategic land acquisitions and disposals;
- Dealing with all areas of commercial development including site acquisitions and disposals, development, planning agreements and development finance;
- Dealing will all aspects of estate management for investor clients;
- Advising clients in the leisure industry on occupational agreements; and
- Dealing with refinancing of large portfolios of both residential and commercial properties.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated enthusiastic individual with exceptional organisation and IT skills. The ability to prioritise, follow instructions and work quickly and accurately, often within tight deadlines is essential. As a key member of the team the candidate will be a pro-active thinker and problem solver with a willingness to contribute to the team and its success. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential to deal with a broad range of clients, and provide the highest standard of client care and attention to detail.
Should a candidate not have the required experience but has extensive knowledge of other areas of Real Estate and can demonstrate a desire and capability to manage complex work, then training will be provided to support their ongoing development.
Benefits
A competitive salary is available, along with a discretionary firm bonus scheme. Opportunities are also available for career progression. Hybrid working is fully implemented and supported in the firm.
To apply
Please send your CV with a covering letter including your current salary to Helen Kean ([email protected])
