Associate – Real Estate

Hours	Full-time
Department	Real Estate

The Role

The Commercial, Real Estate group at Russell-Cooke has an established reputation and broad experience over the entire sector and is seeking a Junior Associate 1 – 3 PQE to join the team based in the Putney office.

We handle varied and high-quality work, dealing with substantial transactions which include: acquisitions and disposals; the acquisition of sites for commercial, industrial, residential and mixed use; the grant, renewal and termination of leases and related matters; acquisition and development of sites; joint venture agreements, conditional sale and purchase contracts, auctions and options.

We are looking for a highly motivated, professional candidate with excellent academics (ideally 2:1) to join our team. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate sound knowledge and experience of all commercial property work and commercial awareness. It is also essential for the candidate to be able to demonstrate that they can develop and maintain good client relationships.

The successful candidate is likely to have had a broad experience in a commercial property seat and is ambitious, can demonstrate initiative, passion and commercial acumen and be a real team player.  You can expect a broad range of commercial property work in a supportive environment.

Technical skills and expertise

Client Relations:

• Provide a high quality legal service to all Russell-Cooke clients
• Develop and maintain good client relationship skills, gaining clients’ confidence and that of other professionals
• Receive requests for legal advice from current and potential clients and taking decisions on the most appropriate responses to make to these requests
• Establish what needs to be done to solve a client’s problems
• Offer advice on the law, legal procedures and a wide range of associated issues
• Attend and represent Russell-Cooke at client meetings

Professional Standards:

• Work and behave in a professional manner and to the highest standards of the profession
• Comply with procedures set out in the Office Manual, professional standards and any requirement set by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
• Participate in the growth and development of the department / firm
• Attract additional business from new and existing clients

Personal Development:

• Support internal procedures and systems of Russell-Cooke including file / case management, time recording
• Keep up to date with law and practice
• Share information with colleagues
• Read journals and attend courses as part of continuing professional development (CPD) and keep track of CPD hours
• Maintain high standards of professional conduct while generating adequate practice income

Qualifications:

• LPC / BVC qualified essential.  
• Please include the following information when making your application: Your current location, why you have chosen to apply to Russell-Cooke, why you are leaving your current employment, (if applicable) and your current salary.

Your career development

Russell-Cooke’s lawyers are rounded professional advisers with strong commercial awareness and a commitment to exceeding client expectations. All our lawyers benefit from our cohort based career development programme. We understand the importance of building an internal network and have developed this excellent cohort programme to allow our lawyers to work together across practice areas and share their knowledge, experiences and networks.

At each stage of your career, and as you move through the cohorts, a bespoke training programme will be provided to support you with your development and progression.

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.

We welcome direct applications. If you would like any further information about the firm please contact a member of the HR team.

We have a diverse workforce and aim to attract high calibre applicants that reflect the demography of our geographical location and client base. Individuals will be employed solely on merit and the requirement of the position. No applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender Identity or religion. Reasonable adjustments will be made to eliminate or reduce disadvantage.