Social Housing Finance Lawyer, NQ 2 PQE Leeds

Job Description

SOCIAL HOUSING FINANCE LAWYER (REAL ESTATE), 0 - 2 PQE DIVISION FINANCE AND PROJECTSLOCATION LEEDSTHE FIRM At Addleshaw Goddard we not only provide technical excellence and experience to our clients but crucially, we consider the Firm as a people business. We understand that values need to be developed, not imposed, we know how we do things is just as important as what we do. From the way we work with our clients to the way we work with each other, our values hold us together and influence every aspect of our work. In fact, one of the very notable aspects about our firm is that people enjoy working at AG, and our clients enjoy working with us.We are dedicated to our people and our culture is at the heart of our Firm. Nurturing talent is very important to us. Things such as frequent 1:1 career check in meetings, quarterly team focus engagement meetings and also delivering learning and development sessions throughout the year, all help to make this possible. We work in a support focussed environment, enabling everyone to be the best that they can be in line with their abilities and career aspirations.We are an inclusive and equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from any background.THE TEAM AND ROLE The Social Housing Finance property team deal with the property due diligence work required for the charging of residential properties owned by Registered Providers (Housing Associations) as security for facilities, bond issues and private placements. The team work on a range of transactions from single tranches of charging to bilateral facilities to multi lender large scale refinancing/restructurings/mergers or debt capital markets transactions. Charging transactions can range from a little as 10 properties to upwards to of 15,000 properties. The securitisation process involves drafting and agreeing charging documentation, drafting or reviewing certificates and reports on title, dealing with satisfaction of conditional precedent and reviewing property search reports and title documents. Other work includes, but is not limited to, reporting on Section 106 agreements, dealing with release transactions, valuation uplift exercises and stock swaps. The Social Housing Finance team is recognised by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 as top tier and outstanding in the social housing sector and this is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established and thriving team with a strong reputation and top quality work. You will have the opportunity to work with high profile banks and finance providers as well as getting to work alongside some of the most highly respected experts in this industry recognised in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. The Social Housing Finance team are a close knit and supportive team at all levels, the partners within the team are visible, approachable and keen to support all members of the team with their development and career aspirations. The team embraces an agile working policy and provides training on an ongoing basis from our sector specialist knowledge lawyer.OUR REQUIREMENTSIf you are searching for something a bit different and would like the opportunity to join a thriving and growing team, Addleshaw Goddard are looking to recruit a Social Housing Finance lawyer to join our property team who is experienced in social housing property or has a strong residential conveyancing/property background.Social Housing Finance experience is useful but is not essential. We are looking for a candidate who has experience dealing with residential property work such as drafting certificates/reports on title, reviewing title documents and reviewing property search reports.Although the role is based in Leeds our Social Housing Finance team is cross office and the property team collaborates with all AG offices.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREDYou will:* be a qualified lawyer with 0 to 2 years PQE* have residential property/conveyancing experience* have experience reviewing land registry title documents and property search reports* have the ability to actively support complex transactions, liaising and coordinating with fee earners from other relevant disciplines as needed* the enthusiasm to develop our business and market to clients* the patience and experience to develop junior associates, trainees and paralegals in the teamTHE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:* Excellent academic achievement with a minimum 2:1 degree or equivalent* Strong commercial awareness - but most importantly a willingness to learn and a genuine interest in real estate* Residential property experience* Excellent organisation skills* A proven team worker