Property Associates/Senior Associates

Job description

Property Associates/Senior Associates (4-8 yrs PQE)

Location: Glasgow and/or Edinburgh

Contract Type: Permanent

The Brief:

We are currently looking to recruit two Scottish qualified lawyers (PQE between 4 and 8 years) to join our team in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Ideally we are looking for one new team member in each office, but can be flexible for the right candidates.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on a wide variety of commercial property transactions. You will start by working with some of the highest profile investors both UK and internationally on high profile commercial developments in the office, logistics, retail, student accommodation, build-to-rent and infrastructure sectors. Real Estate Finance work and largescale asset management are also skillsets that we are interested in. You are not expected to have experience of all of these sectors before, but you should be interested in these areas of work and eager to learn more.

You will have the opportunity to be part of transactional teams supporting clients with their real estate requirements across the UK working alongside colleagues from our other offices and benefiting from our internal legal professional support network and our advanced delivery team. You may have the opportunity to become dual qualified in the future if you want to expand your interest into English property.

About the Team:

You will be joining a team of over 40 fee earners in Scotland. We are listed as Tier 1 in Legal 500 and Chambers in Commercial Property.

In Glasgow you will work with a team led by Katharine Hardie, Paul Connolly, Martin Devine and Lesley-Anne Todd and in Edinburgh you will work with the team led by Ewan Alexander and Russell Munro. You will also be supported by a friendly team of experienced property lawyers as you learn your new role as part of this dynamic group.

The work you will do encompasses high-end investment and occupier deals for a roster of the most prominent UK and international corporates. There will also be opportunity to work on retail investments, urban regeneration schemes, strategic developments, property finance and a variety of other major projects.

Work highlights:

• Work on cutting edge properties: we act for HFD Group which included acting in all aspects of the development and sale of 177 Bothwell Street, Glasgow - Scotland's largest investment deal of 2022. This comprised 315,000 sq feet of grade A office space in the centre of Glasgow's business district, which includes a first for Scotland - a running track on the roof.
• Work on climate change: we act for both Motor Fuel Group (the UK's largest independent forecourt operator) and Ionity in the roll out of EV charging hubs across the UK.
• Work on major regeneration projects; we act for Winchburgh Developments on the £1bn residential led development at Winchburgh in West Lothian. It is one of the largest developments in the UK and involves 3400 new houses, new schools, a new motorway junction, canal basin, retail and ancillary developments. Essentially building a new town. We also act for Shawfair Developments in relation to another large scale residential led development project to the south east of Edinburgh.
• Work on regenerating Glasgow: we act for Barclays on their acquisition and development of a new campus in Glasgow, containing multiple buildings comprising in excess of 450,000 sq ft of new office space. This development was billed in the media as the most significant property deal in Scotland of the last 25 years.
• Work on innovative projects: we used technology and artificial intelligence to assist a German investor acquire the Bizspace portfolio (mixture of flexible office space; offices and industrial sites) which had over 70 properties and over 1000 leases
• Work on iconic buildings: on Buchanan Street itself, we have acted for Strathclyde Pension Fund in the original acquisition and then sale of the House of Fraser Store on Buchanan Street, Glasgow and acquired investment and development properties for Redevco (including the Nike Store), in addition to acting for Glasgow City Council in respect of the potential redevelopment of Buchanan Galleries.
• Work with household names: we act for a number of high street names including Uniqlo, Mint Velvet, Office and French Connection as well as for investors who own shopping centres and major retail parks. Harper Collins in the development and relocation of their warehouse and distribution centre to Robroyston, Glasgow (the largest logistics pre-let in a decade), for Aviva funds in the funding of a new office development at Kildean Business Park Stirling (let to M&G Prudential Services Limited for their new central Scotland HQ); and for Legal and General on Scottish build-to-rent projects at Buchanan Wharf, Glasgow and Candleriggs, Glasgow.
• Work on green ports/logistics projects: we act for Forth Ports in relation to the majority of their Scottish ports estate including on significant renewables and housing projects and in addition are acting for major operators investing in and developing ports and harbour infrastructure across Scotland to support offshore renewables energy projects and the transition away from fossil fuels to green energy solutions the critical expansion
• Work on award winning projects: we acted for Bricks Capital on the development of their 600 bed True Glasgow Student accommodation facility. This was awarded Private Halls of Residence of the Year at the Property Week Student Accommodation Awards. We continue to act on student accommodation and hotel projects for this client across the UK - with subsequent developments at New City Road (315 beds) Birmingham (400 beds) and Salford (400 beds) and a new hotel at Silverstone (which includes a bridge over the racetrack) all from site acquisition, development and sale.

Key Clients include:

• HFD Group
• abrdn
• Legal & General UK Build-to-Rent Fund
• Aviva Group
• Barclays
• Bricks Capital Limited
• LCN Capital Partners
• Winchburgh Developments
• Motor Fuel Limited
• Ropemaker Properties Limited
• Sirius Real Estate Limited
• William Grant & Sons
• Investcorp
• Wheatley Housing Group
• CALA Management Limited
• Shawfair Developments
• Forth Ports
• Uniqlo
• Mint Velvet
• Office

About the Person:

The successful candidate will ideally have gained experience working in a large regional or national practice and understand the levels of service delivery required. They will have a strong academic background and an outgoing personality.

The role requires a lawyer who is technically excellent, but, equally important, commercially aware and enthusiastic about business development. We are looking for a team player with a strong client focussed approach, who is keen to support our Property Team across the full spectrum of their work.

About the Firm:

Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 3,400 employees operating out of 27 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our global reach ensures that we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines.

The firm has significant multinational credentials in the financial services, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and advanced manufacturing and technology sectors. Services provided across these sectors include asset management and investment funds, corporate and M&A, commercial, competition, litigation and arbitration, banking, restructuring, insurance, regulatory, construction, projects, pensions, property, planning and environmental, procurement, outsourcing, employment, share plans and incentives, technology and tax advice.

We champion change and promote progress to make business work better for people. Pinsent Masons has embedded a range of diversity and inclusion initiatives to create an environment in which its people can flourish. We operate an agile working scheme, which offers our employees flexibility in terms of where, and how, they work.

We stand out for our innovative approach to service delivery. For example, the firm has developed a number of in-house legal technology and project management solutions, operates a hub of freelance lawyers, called Vario, and a global Diversity and Inclusion consultancy, Brook Graham. Put simply, we offer a range of professional disciplines to our clients, enabled by our people, process and technology.

Awards

Pinsent Masons has achieved more tier 1 rankings in The Legal 500 UK guide than any other firm, won the \"Law Firm of the Year Award 2021 - Legal Business\" and is recognised among the most innovative law firms in Europe by the Financial Times. The firm has been recognised as a leading lesbian, gay, bi and trans employer by LGBT charity Stonewall in its Top Global Employers Index 2020 for the fifth consecutive year. Please click here to view full list of our global awards and nominations - www.pinsentmasons.com/accolades

What will we offer you?

• You will join a market leading, dynamic and growing team, which is also part of a UK wide and global business
• You will receive first-class training and career development - we will support you to become an all-round commercial property lawyer within a market leading team with opportunities for promotion and advancement
• You will experience a wide variety of transactions for major clients that will enable you to develop your legal and practical skills and take your career to the next level
• You will be part of a team focused on the development of strong client relationships, both within Scotland, across the UK and internationally
• Highly competitive salary (UK wide) and benefits package including a generous bonus scheme

At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/ long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents. If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you do this, please let us know.

Should you require further details, please contact our in-house Lateral Recruitment Advisor Steffy Lam who can discuss the role and requirements.

Contact details:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffy-lam-715241238/

[email protected]

At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/ long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

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#INDLWe are currently looking to recruit two Scottish qualified lawyers (PQE between 4 and 8 years) to join our team in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Ideally we are looking for one new team member in each office, but can be flexible for the right candidates.