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Solicitor
Department: Commercial Real Estate
Location: Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen
Contract type: Full-Time, Permanent
About Gilson Gray
Gilson Gray’s Commercial Real Estate team are part of Gilson Gray’s continuingly growing organisation. Gilson Gray LLP are a comprehensive law firm, offering expert legal, property and financial services. We support clients throughout their entire lifetime. The Real Estate team have decades of experience and can advise on every related situation.
Based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, North Berwick and Lincoln we focus on ensuring we provide the highest level of advice and on-going service to our clients. We are ambitious and have significantly grown the team over the course of the last year. We pride ourselves in looking after our clients personally and providing the upmost standard of service.
This role would be based in either our Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen office.
Although the role is most suited to junior solicitors, all levels of PQE will be considered.
Our Team
We are looking to hire a highly driven Solicitor to join our successful Commercial Real Estate department.
We are an enthusiastic team that support each other in order to achieve a great working environment. We value each other’s expertise and opinion and pride ourselves in offering an inclusive, enjoyable and motivating place to work.
The Role
We are looking to further strengthen our current team with the appointment of an experienced candidate.
As a Solicitor at Gilson Gray you’ll be responsible for:
- Taking instructions, including attending meetings as taking notes as required.
- Ensuring that client files are kept up to date with all correspondence and documents.
- Maintaining regular client contact and ensuring clients are up to date.
- Drafting legal documentation.
- Title examination and reporting.
- Dealing with LBTT and registration.
Required Knowledge and Experience
- A breadth of experience in Commercial Real Estate
- Ability to think laterally with a strong commercial awareness
- Ability to work on behalf of a diverse mix client set including family offices, HNWs, investors, lenders and utility providers.
Our ideal candidate would also
- Excellent communication skills
- Enjoy working within a team and autonomously on your own initiative
- Personable and good at building and developing client relationships
- Confident and have a strong belief in yourself and your own ability
- Committed to providing a good client experience and willing to put in extra time and effort when required
- Ability to take an active involvement in business development to build the practice.
Benefits
- A competitive salary with annual review and potential bonus award depending upon performance
- 32 days holiday a year (includes bank holidays)
- Birthday day off
- 3 x Death in Service benefits
- Membership of an occupational pension scheme
- Wellbeing initiatives and opportunity to access online Health Provider
This is an exciting time to join us. Think this is for you?
Get in touch for a confidential chat about how you can become part of the team at recruitment@gilsongray.co.uk
