Professional Support Lawyer (Real Estate)

Are you keen to find an exciting new role where you will be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking, agile team? If so, come and join us on the journey.

Why Michelmores?

Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future. We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with as clear a focus on fresh thinking as we have on growth and success. We value and nurture our people’s potential and inspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed. We believe that whatever your legal experience, you’ll find Michelmores different.

From day one we encourage our people to forge relationships and expand their understanding and knowledge of areas that interest them – developing an understanding of commercial challenges and opportunities, rather than just knowing the law. We nurture creative and commercial thinking to help in your long-term career success – it mirrors our approach to ensuring the very best outcomes for our clients too.

What sort of work?

Right now, our highly regarded Real Estate group is looking for a Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) to join our Transactional Real Estate (TRE) team. This role will have a real focus on facilitating effective knowledge sharing to enable the team to remain at the forefront of law and practice. The work will include:

• Responsibility for the strategic development of Learning & Development within TRE based on needs assessment and to attract and retain high calibre people.
• Facilitating the provision of a Learning & Development programme and schedule for TRE which encompasses black letter law training, webinars, knowledge sharing sessions and development sessions.
• Providing support to TRE lawyers and assisting with queries that arise on transactions.
• Providing and maintaining quality documentation and precedents for use by lawyers in TRE.
• Encourage and facilitate production of articles by lawyers.

Why this team?

Our TRE Team is a leading real estate team operating across all offices and including many lawyers named as leading individuals in Chambers and Partners.

How do we work?

We take a flexible, agile approach to working patterns. As a team we agree together on the best working arrangements that will enable each of us to provide exceptional client service, to collaborate and connect with colleagues, and to achieve the right home/work balance. This role could be carried out on a part-time basis. As a Firm we are committed to supporting our people across all levels to achieve the balance they need. We are open to talking about flexible working and empower any candidate to put forward a flexible working pattern to meet their needs.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for somebody who will understand our values and will thrive in our culture. The role could be based in our Exeter office or our Bristol office with travel to the Exeter office ideally 1-day a week. The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience as a PSL at a Top 100 firm and up to 5 years PQE as a commercial real estate lawyer previously.
• We will consider lawyers with 5 years PQE + in commercial real estate at a Top 100 firm who can demonstrate the skills required for the role and a clear affinity with knowledge management and learning and development.
• Excellent legal research skills with experience of legal databases (LexisLibrary, Practical Law, Westlaw).
• Competent with Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint etc.) and using data management systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work within a team and to effectively communicate with all levels across the Firm.
• Excellent drafting and technical skills.
• Must be articulate in a clear and concise manner, using appropriate grammar, style and language for the recipient.
• Must be self-motivated, flexible and successfully adapting to changing demands and conditions.
• Commercially aware and client focused.

This is a great opportunity to join a Firm which believes potential, inspiration, and teamwork should be valued and nurtured. We work hard to create and sustain an open and collaborative environment. We embrace change and constantly evolve to meet our people’s diverse needs, in the same way that we help our clients to navigate and stay ahead of developments, to move forward together.

Next Steps

To apply please click below or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please call Lisa Gater, Recruitment Business Partner, on 07355 677986.

Michelmores LLP is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, marital status, age, religion, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation in the selection, recruitment and treatment of our staff.

As part of our recruitment policy our candidates are subject to pre-employment screening checks. The Employee Screening Process includes DBS screening, adverse media checks, financial screening, and will also involve verification of employment history, your right to work in the UK and any relevant qualifications and memberships.

If you would like further information around this, at this stage, please get in touch with our recruitment team (careers@michelmores.com).