Senior Solicitor/ Associate - Commercial Real Estate - Glasgow

Are you an ambitious senior solicitor/associate looking to make a great career move? We are looking for a talented and motivated individual to join our thriving Commercial Real Estate team, based in our Glasgow Office. Anderson Strathern is well known for its commercial property practice. We provide mainstream advice to a wide range of clients including retailers, hotel and leisure operators, institutional investors, banks, developers, and pension funds and engage in corporate support work.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Commercial Real Estate Solicitor (3+ years PQE) to join our highly regarded Glasgow team working with Partner, Fiona McKinnon. This is an excellent opportunity to work on a broad range of commercial property matters for a diverse client base that includes investors, developers, funders, and corporate occupiers. You will be involved in a variety of complex and high value transactions across investment, property finance, asset management and corporate support work.

The Role will involve:

• Involvement in land acquisition and disposal transactions for a variety of clients including developers, trading businesses, pension funds and other commercial clients.
• Dealing with leasing work acting for both landlords and tenants in the retail, industrial and office sectors, including day-to-day management, agreements for leases for new build premises and assignations and sub-letting.
• Assisting in commercial investment purchase and sale transactions.
• Acting for a variety of public bodies on the provision of property advice in relation to their estate’s strategies, including estate management, disposal of surplus assets, and acquisitions.
• Providing property support for corporate acquisitions and disposals.
• Property finance and secured lending for a variety of commercial clients and banks.

What you will need to succeed:

• Qualified solicitor with up to 3+ years PQE committed to a career in commercial property law.
• Good interpersonal skills and self-confidence.
• Strong client relationship and client care skills while delivering high-quality advice.
• An active interest in business development to gain new clients and grow your own caseload.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills.
• A proactive, commercial approach with the ability to manage a varied workload and work effectively as part of the team.
• Manage time effectively to maximise the profitability of your work and develop your organisation and delegation skills.
• Identify and manage risk effectively in your work.

What you will get in return:

• Opportunity to work with a market leading team on complex and high-profile transactions.
• On-going career development and progression opportunities.
• Supportive and collaborative team culture and work environment.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.

Anderson Strathern is an equal opportunities employer. Our policy is to recruit, develop, nurture and retain a diverse workforce following the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010.