"Osborne Clarke's team is first class. They are highly
responsive and proactive. Their advice can be trusted to be
technically correct but also commercially relevant." - Legal 500
We are looking for a Senior
Associate, with experience of working on property development
matters (which should include rights to light experience), to join
our highly regarded Property Disputes team in London. This is a
great opportunity to join a team which is seeing significant growth
in work and a chance to build relationships with some fantastic
clients, whilst working in a collaborative team environment. You
will be joining a successful firm with a collegiate and supportive
culture, which makes it a rewarding place to work.
The practice
Our specialist Property Disputes
lawyers excel in helping clients resolve all kinds of property
disputes and issues for a range of clients, which include some of
the largest institutional landlords in the country; household name
tenant occupiers; international commercial developers; major PLC
residential developers; renewable energy investors and student
accommodation providers. Their workload covers all aspects of
landlord and tenant and real property law. The team handles cases at
all levels of the Court system, as well as before Tribunals and
arbitration panels. The practice also provides advice on risk
mitigation and management in the context of potential disputes and
property related regulation.
We have a premier client base and
support these clients on a range of market leading cases. Clients
include British Land, Barratt Homes, Greystar, M&G, Foresight,
Taylor Wimpey, GLP and, more generally, we are a "go to"
firm for many leading developers, given our niche expertise in this area.
Led by Leona Briggs who is rated
in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500, the team spans all
three of our offices; our team is comprised of 4 Partners, 2 Legal
Directors, 9 Associate Directors, 9 Senior Associates, 1 Legal
Manager, 7 Associates, 1 Chartered Legal Executive, 9 Paralegals, 3
Trainees and 3 Solicitor Apprentices.
This role will be supporting Gary
Lawrenson and Carl Roche, the partners in the London team.
Technical skills and experience
Due to the technical nature of the
practice, we are looking for candidates who have worked within a
recognised and respected Property Litigation team and have been
exposed to a varied caseload. You will have strong drafting skills
and show an enthusiasm for getting to know a client's sector as well
as the relevant law.
As a guide, due to the nature of
the work and the structure of the team, we are looking to appoint a
Senior Associate in this area, although we will consider candidates
with more or less experience.
Your career development
Like all our lawyers, you will
benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme.
At each stage of your career this provides you with:
• clear expectations of your role and what it takes to
progress; • high quality clients and work, with early
responsibility and client exposure; • thorough assessment and
individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues; •
robust technical training with early skills based development,
increasingly tailored to you; and • reward for your
contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure.
Salary and benefits
We offer competitive salaries and
generous benefits.
For more information or to apply
We would very much welcome direct
applications - if you would like any further information about the
role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please
contact, in complete confidence, Angharad Jenkins in the recruitment
team at angharad.jenkins@osborneclarke.com.
At Osborne Clarke we value
difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds,
ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic
orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you
can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest
groups and diversity networks - not
to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality.
Being an inclusive employer is
important to us and we are committed to ensuring every applicant's
recruitment experience is free from unnecessary barriers. We have
made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness
Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with
organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. We
want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment
process. If you require any adjustments to be made
during the application, interview process or when working with us,
please let us know.
If you have a dis/ability+, to
include physical disability, hidden disability, long-term health
condition or neurodivergence and meet the requirements listed in
this job advert, we would be delighted to offer you a guaranteed
interview. We want you to be able to show us your best during the
recruitment process.
We support working families via a
range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate
flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of
our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business
Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer
free initiatives and flexible
benefits to all our people.
Although we include closing dates for
our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a
rolling basis.
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