Job Introduction This position is a transactional 4 – 10 PQE+ role as part of our Scottish Commercial Real Estate offering comprising 65 lawyers working across London, Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds and Glasgow.
The team forms part of the wider real estate practice of over 150 colleagues nationwide, covering all aspects of transactional and contentious commercial real estate sector requirements including telecoms, retail, office, logistics, industrial, leisure and healthcare.
Our Scottish offering currently focuses on telecoms, asset management, development and investment work, as well as providing cross-departmental and cross-jurisdictional support to the wider firm.
Due to renewed panel appointments and increased levels of work, we are looking to grow.
There are also opportunities for the right candidate to grow their own book of work with the benefit of an established high calibre client portfolio south of the border.
Main ResponsibilitiesThe role will mainly be geared towards transactional telecoms and commercial asset management work, which are growing at a fast pace.
New team members are needed to play an essential, valued role in delivering the time-critical, high quality service expected by our clients and growing our business.
Working as part of dedicated client service lines, you would:Where appropriate, lead the majority of day to day transactional asset management work and act as primary contact for clients, providing them with solutions-focused legal advice with supervision provided where needed.Support the wider team on high volume, high quality and large-scale projects, working closely with senior colleagues on key tasks and generally supporting the wider transactions.Work closely to client protocols and processes, particularly in terms of ongoing communications and reporting.Comply with the required standards for file opening, conflict management, and financial management of files, billing regimes etc.
as well as the specific reporting or other management requirements of individual clients.Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.Make appropriate contributions to non fee-earning activity, for example, supporting our two Scottish real estate trainees on their path to qualification and beyond, knowledge sharing, training, client seminars, business development and/or client care and relationship management.Given that the role forms part of the firm's real estate nationwide service line, there are also great opportunities to work with colleagues across the UK and "build your brand" south of the border.
The Ideal Candidate Successful candidates will be enthusiastic and dedicated, have a strong work ethic and be keen to seize the opportunity to further progress their legal career by developing their technical skills and commercial awareness in a friendly and collaborative environment.
In particular we are looking for a candidate with the following:Essential CriteriaQualified Solicitor (ideally 4 - 10 PQE+) with experience in Scottish commercial real estate work.Enthusiastic and self-motivated team player who is committed to respecting and supporting others within the team to achieve common goals.Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage tasks within timescales as the candidate will be expected to help with running high-volume projects and keep on top of a varied caseload with support from team members.
Confident communicator with an ability to develop relationships internally and with clients, as well as being able to undertake client marketing and influence at all levels.A demonstrable ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an 'academic' approach to legal issues.Strong organisation skills to ensure a pragmatic and methodical approach to handling a variety of commercial property matters simultaneously, through internal and clients' case management systems.
Excellent attention to detail with an ability to produce work to a high standard.Desired CriteriaExperience in telecoms and/or asset management experience would be advantageous but not essential as training will be provided.Demonstrable experience of supervising or managing junior colleagues would be preferred.Experience with Visual Files would be advantageous but not essential as training will be provided.The FirmAbout DAC BeachcroftWe're a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities.
We're market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities.
We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies.
We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK's top-five housebuilders.We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe.
In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Miami, plus a broad network of affiliations across the globe.Working with usOur vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work.
Combine this with our supportive culture and hybrid working model, and you have: a Life that Works.Our flexible approach means that we help our colleagues to be their best at work, while recognising that they have all sorts of different interests and commitments outside work.We pride ourselves on our supportive, approachable culture.
We are trusted, appreciated as individuals and embraced as part of a team.
At DACB, we don't just accept your differences, we celebrate and advocate for them.
From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you as an individual.
Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the 'whole you' to work.
So if you're good at what you do, come as you are!