Hybrid Solicitor - Property Litigation at DAC Beachcroft
DAC Beachcroft · Manchester, United Kingdom · Hybrid
- Professional
- Office in Manchester
Our National Real Estate Team covers every aspect of commercial real estate work including planning and environmental, development, investment, asset management, funding, construction, landlord and tenant and dispute resolution. Clients include shopping centre landlords, property management and development companies, telecommunications operators and infrastructure companies, health trusts and government bodies (local and central), owner occupiers and institutions, both in the UK and overseas.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will regularly handle and assist with the following:
- Service of break notices and advice on their validity and conditionality
- Dealing with lease renewal/termination notices and proceedings under the 1954 Act
- Interpretation and enforcement of leases
- Arrears recovery and tenant insolvency
- Obtaining possession of commercial premises
- Service charge disputes
- Dilapidations
- Development disputes and strategy
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience in commercial landlord and tenant disputes is preferable but not essential. Candidates with a strong background in commercial and civil litigation (and looking to move into property litigation) will be given serious consideration.
- Be used to delivering commercial advice to clients who do not have time to read lengthy correspondence. They should be comfortable with key date and tracker maintenance.
- Have handled a varied workload in accordance with client protocols and with an appropriate level of supervision.
- Some experience with the use of client portals and case management software would be useful.
- Support marketing and business development activity within the team e.g. article writing, attending marketing events and client training.
