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!
Our Real Estate team
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.
The role and requirements
We require a 3 years’ + PQE Solicitor to join our busy Real Estate team with a review to becoming part of our Charity/ Faith sector after our bespoke training for the work that we do in that area. The role will provide a good mix of work enabling the successful candidate to run their own files and support a wider team.
Examples of our work:
- Selling and buying charity property
- Advising charity trustees generally in relation to matters concerning charity and church property
- Leases including the grant of new leases and renewals
- Developments projects including overage
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside a team with long established extensive experience across faith-based institutions and other charities, as well as general commercial property expertise.
We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, highly organised and enthusiastic, who can work quickly and accurately, often within tight timescales, with minimal supervision. The successful candidate will have experience dealing with commercial property transactions, some knowledge of charity law would be useful and experience dealing with charity property would be advantage but not essential as training will be given. 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.
You can find the full job description here.
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])
