Junior Lawyer

City & Capital are delighted to be representing an expanding investment house and commercial property finance lender who have retained our services to appoint an accomplished & suitably qualified Junior Lawyer to their growing business at a genuinely exciting time.

This prestigious lender has achieved exponential growth in recent years, doubling in size over each of the last 4 years. Increased investment and ambitions to be the leading player in their sector mean they are expecting to achieve the same feat again for the fifth time this year and so they are actively bolstering key departments ahead of these exciting objectives.

The Junior Lawyer role will sit within our clients brand new and growing legal & compliance department and will report directly in to the company General Counsel. The lenders GC joined the business to acclaim in 2023 and is growing the team and specialisms in line with the needs of the business.

This is a key and critical appointment that also comes with plenty of career development, upskilling and exposure to complex real estate finance and investment cases, where you can expect to be heavily involved alongside the GC and other members of the legal & compliance team.

It also comes with a lot of progression potential too. This is because the legal and compliance department is set to grow in scale as the business does, with the GC already earmarking future hires to the team. Due to these future hires it is expected that the arriving Junior Lawyer will be in a strong position to take on more responsibility in time and as excellent performance is delivered.

This is in line with our clients strong and proven promote from within policy and preference to develop team members within for a long term career. This may mean stepping up in to a more senior lawyer role, or even building a small legal team beneath you, as the business required.

So this is certainly much more of a career opportunity, rather than just 'another job’ for those with ambitions to find somewhere where they can propel their career standing & salary forward within.

The core focus of this role will be on the core focus of the business. Real estate lending and real estate investment activity and transactions.

Due to growth, the lender is handling more applications, transactions & borrowers than ever before. Due to this, they are keen to identify and appoint a hungry, knowledgeable and ambitious Junior Lawyer who can join the team in support of the GC.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with General Counsel on legal strategies aligned to growth plans
• Conduct due diligence on deals and propose legal risk based solutions
• Assist loan management team with debt recovery & non-performing loans
• Support litigation activity related to lending or investments
• Draft, review & negotiate documentation for bridging loans & BTL mortgages
• Assist with driving the lending pipeline forward through proactive activity
• Contribute to policies and provide training on legal/compliance issues
• Implement companywide training to support broader legal understanding
• Act as key point of contact for external legal stakeholders to processes
• Assist with broader 'general’ legal matters that impact the business

Essential Requirements

• 1+ years' PQE experience specialising in real estate/lending transactions
• A background in debt recovery/management is beneficial
• Commercially-minded with ability to foresee legal risks and solutions
• Qualified Solicitor (UK & Wales)
• First-class communication and negotiation skills
• Meticulous team player with excellent attention to detail
• Ambitious & keen to grow within

Due to the high growth nature of our client, this role would certainly suit an individual who is proactive in approach, quick to spot potential issues or opportunities on the horizon, and comfortable in addressing them. You will be calm and confident in terms of dealing with matters that require you to react and will demonstrate outstanding communication & negotiation skills.

Any experience with legal documentation and processes that underpin real estate investment and lending would be beneficial, though areas you are yet to cover so far in your career to date can be trained.

Our client is ideally looking to pay to c£75k as a basic salary for the ideal individual, though higher offers may be considered for exceptional talent & experience. This will be complemented by an excellent bonus potential to assist in increasing earnings further still as well as the excellent progression potential for this particular individual.

Most notably it is the progression potential previously noted that is key to this hire. The arriving individual needs to be motivated and capable of growing within, when the time is right.

Due to the highly central and collaborative nature of this role, it will be based in our clients Mayfair offices Monday - Friday.

Due to the nature of who our client is, plus the exciting potential to progress within, we do not expect this role to be available for long. Therefore if you feel suitably qualified and interested in exploring this further, do apply as quickly as possible.

We will then review your application and where it is deemed that your experience does meet the requirements of the brief, we will be in contact for an initial chat to share more with you on the client and role and to understand better your expectations & circumstances.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,