gunnercooke
Real Estate / Real Estate Finance Solicitor 5+ years PQE
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Gunnercooke is a Top 75 law firm recognised for over 90 industry awards. Launched in 2010, the firm has rapidly grown to over 500 lawyers across 15 global offices in the UK, US, Germany, and Austria. Our breadth of expertise covers some of the most interesting and important emerging disciplines, from ESG and charity law to blockchain and competition.
Due to continued success, we are seeking the addition of a Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Solicitor to join a high calibre, growing team in London.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established Real Estate & Real Estate Finance team, renowned for its expertise in the specialist secured lending sector.
We are looking to expand the team through the hire of an ambitious and entrepreneurially minded Real Estate / Real Estate Finance Solicitor with 5+ years' PQE to join our very busy team which is headed up by three Partners and a wider team of solicitors.
The immediate team’s principal clients are specialist property finance (bridging and development) lenders and receivers, who they support in respect of unregulated loan originations and recoveries.
The role offers a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and growing team who have an appetite to develop and build strong, long-lasting relationships with new and existing clients.
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This is a hybrid working position, based primarily from our London office. Successful candidates will be required to attend the office two days per week, with the remainder of their time working remotely.
About you:
- You will be a qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with at least 5 years' PQE in commercial real estate and demonstrable experience acting on secured lending transactions and loan originations.
Values
- Be ambitious, driven, and have a can-do attitude.
- Be committed, reliable, and brave.
- Be a team player.
- Be present, self-aware, and authentic.
- Excellent attention to detail and commercial awareness.
- Strong communication and relationship management skills.
- Embraces technology and efficient ways of working.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a varied caseload of commercial real estate and real estate finance matters, including acquisitions, disposals, landlord and tenant matters, asset management, and portfolio work.
- Advise lenders, banks, investors, and developers on secured lending transactions, including bridging and development finance originations.
- Act on recovery and enforcement matters, working alongside receivers, administrators, and insolvency practitioners.
- Support on refinancing, restructuring, and corporate transactions, working closely with colleagues across the Corporate and Commercial teams.
- Ensure matters are managed proactively and efficiently from instruction through to completion.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with lender clients, referrers, and other industry professionals.
- Identify opportunities for business development and contribute to the continued growth of the practice.
- Attend networking events, exhibitions, and industry seminars to strengthen existing relationships and develop new connections.
- Act as a brand ambassador for the firm, enhancing its reputation within the property finance and real estate sectors.
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If you are a qualified real estate lawyer, keen to make a move to an excellent team, please send your CV to legalvacancies@gunnercooke.com.
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