Commercial Property Associate

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About Us

We are a Top 100, full-service UK law firm with around 600 employees. With 4 offices in Bristol, Birmingham, London, and Watford, we have a close-knit and friendly culture. We believe in integrity and authenticity in each one of us being ourselves both in our interactions with each other as well as with our clients. With a reputation not just for the quality of our work but also our people, we strive to recruit individuals who are proactive and passionate about what they do.

The Role

Sitting within our large real-estate department, you will gain the opportunity to work closely with a number of our commercial property lawyers, undertaking non-contentious work for a wide range of public and private sector clients (from small regional organisations through to larger national institutions and household names). The work will include property development, landlord and tenant, asset management, acquisitions and disposals, property and estate management on a national basis and commercial property work for our well-renowned charities and education sectors. Please note you will not be expected to have expertise in these sectors, as you will also work with clients outside of these sectors. One of the growing work areas is mergers and disposal/acquisitions of independent schools (which has increased significantly in the last 18 months following the introduction of VAT on school fees) where the team works across departments and gives a good insight to this evolving sector.

About You

You are most likely working at or around the Associate or Senior Associate level and have strong experience in commercial property work as well as ideally having some exposure to supervising colleagues. Whilst we would like you to have gained exposure to a broad range of property work, we recognise that everyone's career journey is different, so if you have found your role to date to be more specialised than you had hoped, we would still be interested to hear from you. For us, your enthusiasm is as important as experience and ability. Perhaps you are currently working with a Top 100 UK law firm or maybe your career has taken an in-house route. Either way, if you have good experience of advising commercial property clients and a passion for your subject, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Where will I be working?

At VWV we have a truly unique and engaging culture. We work hard but we also love to have fun and we recognise that it is the social interaction between us that really shapes our culture. Whilst we operate a hybrid model of working, for this role we would like you to be based from our newly refurbished Bristol office for at least 3 days of the week. In this way, you will benefit first-hand from our warm and friendly culture as well as facilitate cross-referral opportunities from your colleagues in other teams. We are of course happy to discuss any specific requirements of hybrid working with candidates on an individual basis.

How to apply?

Whilst we are renowned for our transparent and welcoming culture, we know that making the next career move can be daunting. If you feel ready to apply, then please click on the red "Apply Now" button at the foot of the advert. If you have one or two questions on the role or firm before you feel happy to apply, please contact Emma Latchem-Hughes, Talent Acquisition Advisor, Emma.Latchem-Hughes@vwv.co.uk or call in complete confidence on 07340 632798.

Inclusive Employer

We are striving to be an inclusive employer of choice, to create a workplace environment that promotes and values diversity, where everyone, regardless of background, can reach their full potential. During the assessment process we have supported a range of reasonable adjustments in the past though we continue to learn and evolve to create the best possible candidate experience for everyone. If you would like to discuss what is possible — even if you are not sure what you might need — please reach out to our recruiter, who will be happy to talk through options and share what has worked well for others.

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