Senior/Principal Associate – Property Litigation in London

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Location: Birmingham, Leeds, London or Manchester

Hybrid Working: Work from home or the office (at least one day per week preferred but no hard rules) and with core hours policy. Applicants seeking flexible working (e.g., part time, staggered hours) welcomed.

The Division: Our Real Estate Division acts for NHS organisations, local government, independent health and social care providers, emergency services providers and primary healthcare providers (GPs, dentists and pharmacists). We are consistently ranked in the top tier in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK directories for Healthcare. Our expertise sets us apart from the competition. Our purpose is to deliver results that matter. We are proud to be the firm of choice for organisations who work to make a difference. We are committed to putting people first, doing the right thing and forward thinking.

Scope of Work: The quality and breadth of work that we carry out is extremely wide. Whilst we work in specialist sectors, the fundamentals of property law still of course apply. This means we deal with significant volumes of development work (for example in relation to new hospital and health centre developments as well as major Local Government regeneration schemes), landlord and tenant, asset management and major land sales. We also have a dedicated, specialist property litigation and primary care teams.

The Role and Responsibilities: Our Property Litigation team, which is based within our Real Estate department, is seeking a Senior Associate (4PQE+) to join our rapidly growing team.

We Offer:

• A friendly supportive team looking to recruit for longer term development.
• A varied range of high quality work which makes a positive difference to our clients. Some examples of recent cases include:

• Advising on restrictive covenants and easements for site disposals;
• 1954 Act security of tenure and lease renewals;
• Court action to remove a 'bed blocker' for an NHS trust;
• Removing squatters from a central London property with an IPO for a charity;
• Court proceedings and arbitrations involving GP partnership disputes;
• Multi-million pound dilapidations dispute;
• Break notices to facilitate estate re‐organisation;
• Judicial review of a planning decision for development of a clinical unit;
• Recovery of arrears from commercial tenants;

A brilliant range of clients, many of whom are very well known organisations, that are continuously in the public eye.

Flexibility by default - work from home or the office (at least one day per week preferred but no hard rules) and with core hours policy. Applicants seeking flexible working (e.g. part time, staggered hours) welcomed.

1,350 hours billable hours target (FTE) with two types of bonus scheme. The first is a profit-share scheme that applies when chargeable hours targets are exceeded. The second is a discretionary scheme which rewards achievements in other areas including CSR and business development.

Training and development. Property litigation experience is essential; public sector and partnership disputes experience is desirable but not vital.

Opportunities to collaborate with knowledgeable colleagues in other teams and to work in all the Firm's sectors: health, housing, primary care, Local Government and emergency services.

Skills and Experience: Excellent legal and communication skills, enthusiasm for the firm and our work, and commitment to Capsticks' values. Help us deliver clear advice and practical recommendations to clients. Bring your common sense and willingness to learn and try new things. We aim for a balance of supervision and autonomy to help you gain a sense of satisfaction in helping our clients and in your personal development.

Join in our success in growing our work across the firm's client base with your client handling and business development skills, and in providing constructive supervision to develop the upcoming juniors in the team.

Capsticks is an Inclusive Employer: At Capsticks we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. Capsticks is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and therefore we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, background, culture, ethnicity, race, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, neurodiversity, religion and beliefs. We will make reasonable adjustments to our application and interview process to ensure that you have the best chance of success. We understand that there's not a 'one size fits all' approach to adjustments so our team will work with you individually to understand more about your requirements.