At a Glance
- Tasks: Advise on real estate finance issues and collaborate with a dynamic team.
- Company: Join HCR, a top UK law firm known for its supportive culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, private medical insurance, and 28 days annual leave.
- Other info: Experience a vibrant workplace with excellent growth opportunities and a focus on community.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your career.
- Qualifications: 2-5 PQE with some exposure to real estate finance and strong teamwork skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Do you enjoy a fast-paced working environment and thrive on delivering an exceptional level of service? If so, a role in our Real Estate Finance team could be perfect for you. We are looking for a 2-5 PQE Associate to join either our Cheltenham, Worcester, Birmingham or Leamington Spa office. This role would suit you if you come from a Real Estate Finance background, or you have had some exposure to real estate finance work through a broader commercial property role.
The team covers every aspect of a real estate deal, advising lenders and borrowers on loans related to property sales and acquisitions, and they help to finance property development and refinance existing debt. The team works with all kinds of lenders, including mainstream banks, bridging loan companies, challenger banks, peer-to-peer lenders, and individual borrowers.
What we need you to do:
- Advise on a range of issues across the breadth of real estate finance.
- Develop and maintain knowledge on issues within real estate finance, working collaboratively with colleagues across the whole team to share knowledge.
- Develop opportunities for referral of work across the business and actively participate in business development opportunities.
About You
You will need:
- 2-5 PQE
- Some exposure to real estate finance, this could be whilst working in a broader real estate role
- An ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and successfully manage client relationships
- The ability to work largely unsupervised and manage your own files.
- Excellent technical ability and drafting skills
- To demonstrate teamwork and relationship building skills
- To have strong commercial acumen
- To be proactive, ambitious and organised with a keen eye for detail
Benefits of working with us:
- Income Protection
- Private Medical Insurance
- Sight tests / Glasses discounts
- Bonus scheme
- Electric vehicle scheme
- International secondments for 0-5 PQE
- Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
- 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
- Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Life Assurance
- 1/3 gym membership contribution
- Flu vaccinations
HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.
Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our “Passion for People” lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples’ energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.
HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.
As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 50, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them.
As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients.
If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.
Solicitor / Associate in Cheltenham employer: Harrison Clark Rickerbys Legal LLP
HCR is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and supportive work culture, particularly in our Real Estate Finance team across Cheltenham, Worcester, Birmingham, and Leamington Spa. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, we offer early responsibility, international secondments, and a range of benefits including private medical insurance and a bonus scheme, all while promoting a sense of community and collaboration among our talented staff. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures that every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute to our clients' success.
Contact Details:
Harrison Clark Rickerbys Legal LLP Recruitment Team
