We're looking for a commercial property lawyer to join our successful and growing Commercial Property team in Bristol. The team forms part of VWV's large and well regarded Real Estate Department.

About us

We're a Top 100, full-service UK law firm with over 600 employees. With 4 offices in Bristol, Birmingham, London and Watford, you'll be struck by our close-knit and friendly culture. We believe in integrity and authenticity- in each one of us being ourselves both in our interactions with each other as well as with our clients.

The wider Commercial Property team is headed up by Michelle Bendall, with teams in all our offices, recognising our breadth and strength servicing a strong national client base.

The Role

The team undertake a wide range of commercial property work for public and private sector clients, from small regional organisations through to larger national institutions and household names. Your varied workload will include acquisitions and disposals, development work, asset management, corporate support, project work and landlord and tenant matters. Our commercial property team are consistently recognised in Chambers, so you'll often find yourself working on good quality matters. 

This is a sociable and collaborative role where you'll enjoy working closely with colleagues in other teams and offices. Here at VWV, we're always keen to ensure our lawyers gain real client contact, especially during the early stages of their qualified career, and so you will be encouraged to manage your own caseload from an early stage within a supportive framework for supervision to nurture personal development and growth for your future career at VWV.

You will be a qualified solicitor with the equivalent of 2 years post qualified experience within commercial property. Alternatively, you are recently qualified but have commercial property experience gained prior to qualification (for example, time spent as a paralegal in a commercial property team). You do not need to have experience in a specific sector, but you should be resilient, self-motivated and willing to learn.

Where will I be working? 

We operate a hybrid model of office and remote working.  As a junior lawyer we would encourage you to spend at least 3 days a week in our refurbished Bristol office to make the most of our supervision and guidance through this stage of your career. We are happy to discuss any specific requirements of hybrid working with candidates on an individual basis.

Why choose us?

There are so many reasons to work at VWV.  We're known for high quality work, our friendly and welcoming culture where hard work, teamwork and collaboration are key. Please do watch this short video on the right-hand side to see what our own people have to say about us.

We're striving to be an inclusive employer, to create a workplace and environment that promotes and values diversity, where everyone, regardless of background, can reach their full potential.  If you require any special adjustments to be made in order to be considered for this vacancy please call our recruiter as we're happy to make the necessary adjustments and allowances.

How to apply?

It's more than likely you'll have one or two questions on the role or firm before you might feel happy to apply. If so, please contact me, Mark Steff, Talent Acquisition Advisor, in complete confidence at msteff@vwv.co.uk and I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. 

Recruitment Agencies

We're in a period of exclusive direct sourcing for this role and are not accepting applications from agencies. We politely request therefore that you do not send candidates through.  Any named or anonymised profile or CV sent to us will be deemed an unsolicited approach and treated as a gift.