Solicitor

We currently have a role for a Newly Qualified 4 years PQE Solicitor within our Real Estate Team based in Edinburgh.

• The role will comprise a mix of commercial real estate work including:
• Property investment work including sales and purchases of a variety of assets and commercial leasing work acting for landlords relating to those assets.
• Property finance work typically acting for lenders though may also include some borrower work;
• Commercial leasing work for a variety of tenant occupiers.

Some existing experience of property work is preferred. The successful candidate can expect to enjoy a degree of autonomy commensurate with ability taking transactions from beginning to end including drafting/populating template documents and corresponding with other firms. The position requires the ability to be well organised and handle a significant volume of work sometimes to demanding deadlines. The team is small but supportive and there is an opportunity to work with colleagues who have experience and expertise across a breadth of property practice areas.

Candidate Profile

• Exceptional time management skills
• Exceptional communication skills
• Some exposure to property transactions relating to the energy sector would be helpful but not essential
• Strong problem solving skills
• Relevant legal experience

Technical/Legal Skills

• Demonstrates appropriate range of legal knowledge and with assistance can identify issues outside their expertise and seek appropriate assistance.
• Demonstrates initiative to obtain relevant information to complete tasks.
• Produces a solution best addressing the clients requirements with guidance.
• Demonstrates potential to display effective spoken and written advocacy skills.
• If appropriate seeks to comply with formalities required in connection with spoken and written advocacy and deals with witnesses and opposing arguments effectively.

Business/Work Management

• Works as part of a team to attain objectives within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Keeps all clients and colleagues uptodate with latest developments.
• Complies with all firm policies and procedures including financial.
• Implements improvements in working methods.
• Prepares well for meetings with guidance.
• Makes effective use of the firms information management systems and complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.

Business Development & Client Relationship Management

• Communicates clearly with prospective and current clients in all contexts.
• Is aware of the impact of external market forces on clients and identifies trends which may lead to opportunities.
• Develops effective ways of delivering client solutions with minimum guidance.
• Developing an understanding of how to build client relations.
• Developing an understanding of client care issues.
• Communicates client feedback to senior team members.
• Developing an understanding of value of activity versus time spent.
• Participates in marketing activities.
• Developing effective presentational and writing skills.
• Understands importance of cross selling opportunities to the firm.

People Management

• Developing an effective personal presence with partners and colleagues.
• Demonstrates ability to manage and supervise work effectively with guidance and to seek or provide support when required.
• Delegates work effectively to appropriate fee earning and nonfee earning staff.
• Gives well prepared and presented training sessions with guidance.
• Supports diversity & inclusion within the team.

Personal Development and Knowledge Management

• Completes appropriate CPD hours.
• Maintains an adequate and up to date understanding of relevant law policy and practice and to identify where legal research is required.
• Takes responsibility for personal learning and development evaluates strengths and limitations in relation to the demands of their work and reflects on and learns from others.
• Undertakes personal study/research to address gaps in knowledge.
• Utilises internal/external knowledge resources and current awareness information e.g. libraries daily current awareness/plc newsletter etc.
• Contributes to firms knowledge resources.
• Gives well prepared and presented training sessions with guidance.

Ethics professionalism and judgment

• Recognition of ethical issues and will raise with appropriate person.
• Demonstrates an understanding and application of the ethical concepts which govern their role and behaviour as a lawyer.
• Identifies the relevant LSS principles and rules of professional conduct and seeks assistance in applying them.
• Resists pressure to condone ignore or commit unethical behaviour.
• Respects diversity and acts fairly and inclusively.
• Discloses when work is beyond their personal capability and recognises when they have made mistakes and takes appropriate action.
• Seeks expert advice when required and makes effective use of feedback guidance and support received.

HR Contact

If you would like further information on the role or require accommodations to make your application please contact Marc McRae ()

Equal Opportunities

At Shepherd and Wedderburn we strive to provide a supportive inclusive and high performance working environment where everyone feels they belong. Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our business and we therefore welcome applicants from different backgrounds to all levels of the organisation. To foster inclusivity we particularly encourage applications from those who may be from underrepresented groups including candidates from Black Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds LGBT people people with disabilities or who are neurodivergent and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

GDPR

Shepherd and Wedderburn is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information that we collect as a data controller. The information provided by you will be processed in accordance with our GDPR Privacy Notice for Applicants and Work Experience Students. If you are successful in obtaining paid employment with us we will hold your information in accordance with our Privacy Notice and Data Retention Policy for Personnel which will be provided to you at the relevant time.

We will process the information you provide solely for the purpose of evaluating your application for employment. The information will be disclosed to the interview panel (if relevant) your line manager (if appointed) and Human Resources staff members. We may contact any references provided for the purposes of discussing your application and will ask your permission before doing so.

If you provide any information deemed to be special category information under the General Data Protection Regulation we may use this as follows:

• We will use information about your disability status to provide appropriate adjustments to the interview process.
• We will use any information provided in our diversity monitoring form about your race colour nationality ethnic or national origin gender identity gender expression social mobility background religious beliefs sexual orientation any disability information age and marital/civil partnership status to ensure meaningful equal opportunity monitoring and reporting. Any analysis of this data will be done on an anonymous basis.

Should your application be unsuccessful the information provided will be deleted within 1 year of a decision not to progress your application.

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