Location
Birmingham, Exeter, Leeds or Manchester
Hybrid Working
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 areconsistentlyranked in the top tierin the Legal 500 andChambersUK directoriesforHealthcare. ourexpertise sets us apartfromthe competition.Ourpurpose is to deliver results thatmatter.Weare proud to be the firmof choice for organisations who worktomake a difference.Wearecommitted to putting people first,doing the right thing and forward thinking.
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 Responsibilites
Our Property Litigation team is seeking an Associate / Senior Associate to be based in one of our regional offices.
We offer:
- A friendly supportive team looking to recruit for longer term development. Abi and Daniel, the two partners, both trained at Capsticks.
- A varied range of high quality work which makes a positive difference to our clients. Some examples of current cases include:
- Opportunities to collaborate with knowledgeable colleagues in other teams and to work in all the Firm’s sectors: health, housing, primary care, Local Authority and emergency services.
- Training and development. Property litigation experience is essential; public sector and partnership disputes experience is desirable but not vital.
- 1,350 hours billable hours target (FTE) with bonus scheme.
- 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.
- Curt action to remove a ‘bed blocker’ for an NHS trust
- Removing squatters from a central London property with an IPO for a charity;
- Curt proceedings and arbitrations involving GP partnership disputes;
- Multi-millin pound dilapidations disputes;
- Strategic advice n MEES and Net Zero obligations across the NHS estate;
- Break ntices to facilitate estate re-organisation;
- Judicial review of a planning decision for development of staff accommodation;
- Advising on restrictive covenants and easements for site disposals;
- 1954 Act security of tenure and lease renewals.
Skills and Experience
We’d love you to add your contribution to the team with excellent legal and communication skills, an enthusiasm for our and our clients’ 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.
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.
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