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!
The Role
Sintons has a strong and experienced Real Estate team acting for a large number of significant and sophisticated developers and investors. We are looking to enhance and grow our team through the appointment of an experienced solicitor.
The team is one of the largest Real Estate teams in the region with 7 partners supported by senior associates, associates, solicitors and paralegals.
Requirements
We require a 2 years’ + PQE Solicitor to join the well known and established Real Estate Finance Team.
The successful candidate should have some experience of:
- Property finance / development finance acting on a separately represented basis for institutional lenders;
- Acting for borrowers alone and borrowers and lenders on a jointly represented basis; and
- Landlord and tenant and other transactional property work including sales and acquisitions.
Experience of acting for investors would also be an advantage as well as experience dealing with a wide range of property matters.
We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, highly organised and enthusiastic, who can work quickly and accurately, often within tight timescales to meet the needs of lender clients. The successful candidate will have knowledge of matters of importance when acting for an institutional lender and will be able to adapt the delivery of their work to suit the requirements of individual lenders. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential, to deal with a broad range of clients, along with the willingness to provide the highest standard of client care.
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.
How to Apply
Please send your CV with a covering letter including your current salary to Helen Kean ([email protected]).
Please click here for the job description.
