Real Estate Energy Partner

This Top 15 international firm has demonstrated impressive growth, with their Scottish offices growing near 20% last year and marking up double-digit growth year over year for close to a decade. They are seeking a talented and ambitious Partner to join their Legal 500-ranked Real Estate team with a focus on clean energy work.

For Partners looking to take their practice to the next level, you will benefit from a renowned international platform, significant client synergies and notable investment in supporting you to make the most out of your career. Working alongside a supportive, fully geared team, this firm presents an exceptional opportunity to level up your career and substantially increase your drawings.

This multinational firm has an unparalleled reputation for providing exemplary service across a range of sectors. It has numerous Legal 500 Tier 1 rankings and Chambers & Partners top-ranked departments, as well as countless ranked individuals and rising stars. The firm is renowned for the legal talent it attracts, which is a testament to the quality of the work undertaken, the ongoing staff development and the working culture.

Despite its size, notable growth and strong profits, staff at the firm report a friendly and warm working environment and a management team that genuinely cares for their employees. The firm has won numerous awards in recognition of the outstanding quality of work produced, as well as for successfully cultivating an inclusive and diverse workplace. Employees should expect exposure to top-quality international and UK clients and to receive support from some of the premier legal talents in the UK.

Culturally, the business has a cutting-edge and innovative feel that is balanced by the friendly and collaborative nature of the office environment. The firm has an ambitious and scintillating growth plan, which you could be a key player in supporting as you concurrently raise the bar of your own career.

In this award-winning Real Estate team, you will be engaged in some of the best-quality work in the country. The firm offers the opportunity to work in a tight-knit, supportive local environment as well as with colleagues from across the globe. With deep Scottish roots, you will have access to a network of clients that is close to home as well as on a national and international scale.

Working at the vanguard of the renewable energy sector, and leveraging off the back of trail-blazing Energy and Projects teams, you will be exposed to captivating property work spanning on-shore/off-shore wind, tidal, hydro, anaerobic-digestion, battery storage, nuclear and hydrogen, to name a few.

With an exceptional range of established and emerging energy companies, developers, utility providers, funders and investors, the firm’s reputation and platform will help to amplify the success you have already had in your career in numerous ways:

• You will benefit from access to first-rate work from their network of Scottish, UK-wide and international clients.
• With exceptional teams spanning construction, planning, infrastructure and energy projects, corporate and commercial, the machine of internal referrals provides an outstanding starting point to level up your career.
• Cutting-edge technology and innovation solutions are utilised to ensure you can focus on what you love.
• Due to the genuinely collaborative culture the firm implements, you will have access to expertise you can rely on to improve client experience no matter how esoteric, complex or large their needs.

The firm’s Partnership are incredibly supportive. You will receive mentorship and investment to ensure your practice and team are able to flourish. Whether marketing, business development, strategic planning, seeking niche technical advice or recruitment help to build out your team, the firm boasts internal expertise to help you.

You will have an established network and be motivated to take your practice to new heights. It is an opportunity that is well suited to individuals who are passionate about getting the best out of themselves, developing their team alongside them and who value exceptional work in a friendly, non-political environment.

Given the rapid growth of the firm as a whole, and specifically its Scottish offices, this is an exciting time to be joining this burgeoning practice.

The Ideal Candidate

• Is a Real Estate Energy Partner with a strong network.
• Seeking a role where they can get out of the office, meet clients and develop business.
• Desire to take on the best quality work and enhance their reputation as a leading lawyer in the field.
• Has the ability to train, mentor and support junior lawyers.
• Commercially minded with a proactive, innovative and value-adding approach.

What’s on offer

• An opportunity to join a prestigious team at a Top-15 firm.
• A platform to enhance your practice.
• Exposure to top-tier clients and high-quality/high-value work.
• First-rate career development opportunities.
• Flexible working practices are culturally ingrained.
• Outstanding drawings and remuneration.
• Comprehensive and impactful benefits package.

Apply now for immediate consideration or contact Jules Grieve at 0131 460 7747/jules@jmc-legal.com for a confidential chat.