BCLP Cubed Senior Associate – Real Estate
Team: Real Estate Manchester
Reports to: COO / Client Team Lead
Purpose of job:
To provide operational day-to-day technical support and supervision to the Junior members of staff, including Junior associates, trainees, paralegals and apprentices on a variety of Real Estate matters.
To monitor the quality of client service ensuring that any areas for improvement in systems, processes and people are identified and actioned appropriately.
What’s in it for you?
Our market-leading Real Estate practice combines key sector knowledge, unparalleled technical ability and a commercial focus, which ensures clients receive the best possible support and guidance. We are consistently ranked number one by the legal directories across all of real estate disciplines with lawyers that are recognised as experts in their fields.
The role is ideal for someone who is seeking an alternative to the traditional legal career path, combining legal and business skills with continuous improvement whilst maintaining legal work without the personal billing pressure.
Key responsibilities:
To provide operational day-to-day technical support and supervision to the Junior members of staff, including Junior associates, trainees, paralegals and apprentices on a variety of Real Estate matters. Specific responsibilities include:
• Providing day-to-day support in relation to opening files, drafting and negotiating documents and working on post completion documents.
• Providing legal oversight and supervision to the junior members of staff supporting them as necessary with all matters including participating in calls with clients and/or opposing lawyers
To monitor the quality of client service ensuring that any areas for improvement in systems, processes and people are identified and actioned appropriately. Specific responsibilities include:
• Reviewing matters at pre-determined points in the process including approving draft documents.
• Ensuring a consistent approach to the review of the junior employees work by tracking and documenting in relevant systems the advice given, solutions found and appropriate actions taken.
• Identifying risks and carrying out problem solving to find alternative and appropriate solutions
• Identifying both common and individual training needs and working with the KDLs and managers to design appropriate training.
• Ensuring that service delivery is always consistent with client-specific systems and requirements
• Assist with the continuous improvement of processes, systems and precedents and contribute to new ideas generation
• Work closely with BCLP KDLs to ensure that all legal processes are compliant, fit for purpose and in accordance with best practice.
• Participate in project work as necessary using skills and expertise to drive continuous improvement opportunities.
Key relationships:
Team Leaders, Client Team Leads, KDLs
Experience and knowledge
• Strong technical expertise – essential
• Proven track record of working on commercial real estate including Landlord and Tenant, Acquisition, Disposals and Development – essential
• Transaction management – desirable
• 7+ years PQE
Skills and competencies
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
• Ability to develop strong working relationships at all levels
• Strong influencing and problem solving skills
• Excellent leadership and people management skills
• Ability to critique and constantly evaluate service provision in order to identify areas for improvement
• Good commercial acumen
• Innovative approach
• Driven, ambitious and committed
• High attention to detail
Diversity, inclusion and working differently
Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of strengthening Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. We are wholly committed to creating an inclusive and inspirational culture where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to make the most of their skills qualities and points of difference and, most importantly, be themselves.
We believe that our goals of always exceeding client expectations and being the most attractive place to work will only be achieved if we recruit, retain, reward and develop our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, political belief or disability.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is a firm with an increasingly flexible workforce. We are supportive of a range of working arrangements, tailored to you as an individual, wherever possible.
Please ask the Recruitment Team about the flexible working arrangements that are available to you within this role.
Please note that our PQE levels as stated in our job descriptions are a guide only and all suitable candidates will be considered.
Confidentiality
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner ensure that all hardcopy and electronic materials containing confidential information are securely stored and accessible only to those authorised to view such content.
Disclosure
As a regulated firm of solicitors, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is required to undertake appropriate vetting of staff. In addition to completion, by applicants who accept a job offer, of a regulatory questionnaire, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner uses a specialist provider to undertake professional verification and background checks (including through electronic data sources, and directly with employers and professional bodies/regulators) on our behalf. We will also undertake certain verifications ourselves.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner adopts a risk-based approach to its vetting procedures, which are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with IT, legal and regulatory obligations. For further details, please see our recruitment website: www.bclplaw.com