Trowers & Hamlins
Associate - Property Disputes
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Associate - Property Disputes
Department: Dispute Resolution and Litigation
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Birmingham
Description
We provide a fully integrated real estate dispute resolution legal service for clients which works closely alongside our national projects, real estate, construction and litigation teams. The team are looking for an Associate to join our Birmingham office.
The Role
You will be involved with a range of work principally including:
- Commercial portfolio and development related disputes and strategic advice for landowners, developers and local authorities.
- Commercial landlord and tenant matters (e.g. 1954 Act, alienation, break rights, dilapidations), disputes concerning property contracts, property related insolvency (both real property and landlord and tenant), other real property related disputes, such as rights of way, adverse possession and restrictive covenants.
- Opportunities to be involved in higher value residential matters, including in relation to investment properties and group actions on behalf of block investors.
- Handling proceedings in all levels of Courts and Tribunals, and being involved in without prejudice settlement processes including formal mediations.
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with clients and market intermediaries.
- Proactive participation in individual, team and office-based business development initiatives.
- Participation in firm-wide and departmental meetings, training sessions and social events.
- Delegating client work effectively to more junior fee-earners as appropriate and contributing to their development.
- Contributing effectively to department and firm wide performance goals.
- Ensuring files are managed in compliance with Lexcel procedures.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
The Candidate
The firm has a Career Development Framework which sets out the competencies we expect of those at the Associate grade. In particular for this role we require:
- Candidates with 1-4 years' relevant post qualification experience gained from a reputable firm.
- Previous property disputes experience.
- Excellent technical skills.
- Strong client focus.
- A team player.
- Ability to prioritise work effectively and meet deadlines.
- Ability to deal with innovative deals and bespoke documents.
- Drive and enthusiasm.
- Commercial awareness.
- Excellent academic record.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Benefits
Our benefits include, an annual bonus scheme, GPP Pension Scheme with Aviva. We also offer Private Medical Insurance, (currently with Vitality Health) upon joining the firm, which include discounted gym memberships, free cinema tickets, health assessments and much more.
Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and values equity, diversity and inclusion. All applications will be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role and will be treated equally irrespective of Ethnicity, Gender (including Trans and non-binary) Race, Disability, Religion and sexual orientation.
If you require any further information on any of our vacancies or would like to discuss any adjustments or additional support that you might need either during the recruitment process or after the offer stage, please feel free to contact our recruitment team on recruit@trowers.com
As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills