Commercial Property Lawyer - Search : Job Details

My client is recruiting for a Commercial Property Solicitor or Legal Executive to join their team in Brighton. The firm are very highly renowned and recognised as a leading firm by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 with offices across Sussex and Kent.

The commercial property team has a long-established reputation of working with commercial landlords, developers and business owners throughout Brighton & Hove and the South East. With an impressive client roster, the team undertakes a wide range of project work that is complex, varied and innovative. With increasing client demand, the team is looking to re-establish a strong presence in the City and appoint an experienced commercial property lawyer at either Solicitor or Associate level to lead its Brighton & Hove practice.

With full support from the firm's wider commercial property team based across Sussex and Kent, you will have a unique opportunity to develop the firm's practice in Brighton & Hove. You will be instrumental in shaping the practice through supervising/mentoring existing team members and recruiting new talent as the firm's regional offering grows.

You will immediately inherit a wide range of client instructions and have the opportunity to build on the firm's existing and extensive professional network to drive new business.

The role also provides a clear career path for an experienced lawyer who wants to progress with the firm and ultimately to Partner level. You will be involved in high quality technical work from the start and encouraged to formulate your own business development strategy for the region, supported by the firm's business development and marketing professionals.

To be successful in your application, you will:

• Be qualified solicitor, legal executive with at least 4 years' experience.
• Have experience of a wide range of commercial property transactions, particularly landlord and tenant law.
• Be commercial awareness and understanding of the regional commercial property market, its challenges and opportunities.
• Have experience of undertaking marketing and business development activity.
• Have experience of building relationships with external stakeholders.

Please apply as directed or confidentially contact Stephanie Richardson at Search Legal for more information.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.