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Development Lawyer

4 Jan 2024

Our real estate development team advises on nationally significant regeneration schemes, mixed use, urban extensions, the purchase and development of strategic land, joint ventures and collaborations and the development and disposal of residential housing.

About the role

Our development team are looking for an associate/senior associate experienced in residential and/or commercial development work including options, promotions, land sales and acquisitions.  You will work closely with and be supported by other members of our real estate team from other disciplines including, planning, construction, corporate, and property finance lawyers.

About you

We pride ourselves on making a difference to our clients. Our lawyers are therefore passionate about providing empathic client care and commercially minded legal advice. As a development lawyer, you will be able to leverage past experience running your own case files. A passion for business development and promoting your own personal brand will also be beneficial as well as an interest in legal technology as we look for ways to streamline and reduce the effort to serve our clients.

If you have had a career break or are thinking about a return to the law we will fully support you with training and assistance.

Why us?

At Cripps, we’re lawyers for business and life. Solving problems and championing ambitions to make a positive and lasting difference. We are B Corp™ certified and have joined a global community of businesses aligning profit and purpose to create a more inclusive and sustainable economy.

We are not only dedicated to our clients but also to our people, ensuring that we support each other with training and development opportunities, clearly defined career progression paths, access to the latest legal tech and a range of benefits that include private health care, a free 24hr counselling services via an Employee Assistance Programme, 25 days of annual leave plus your birthday off (if it falls on a working day), and a charity day to use each year.

Find out more about working at Cripps.

Hybrid working statement

Our strategy is to put people at the centre of everything we do. We have designed a guide to help employees achieve the right balance between working in the office and working from home, while serving the needs of our clients and the firm. It is likely that most of us will spend around 50% of their time in the office and 50% working from home However we appreciate arrangements may vary from role to role. This approach encourages office time focused on training, supervision, collaboration and innovation, and those tasks that require individual focus to be completed while working at home.

How to apply

If you are interested in this position and would like more information, please send your CV to [email protected].

We are open to considering flexible ways of working from all applicants, please do contact us to discuss how this could work for you. Find out more about working at Cripps.

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It’s good to hear from like-minded people. If you can’t find an opportunity listed that is right for you, let’s talk. Do not hesitate to call our people team on +44 (0)1892 506 222 or email your CV to [email protected].

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