Careers with Sydney Mitchell

Welcome to our careers page

This is where we post the most current career opportunities we have on offer. These opportunities will be based in one of our three offices, located in Shirley, Sheldon or Birmingham City Centre.

Benefits Sydney Mitchell can offer you:

Working for an extremely well established legal firm - in operation for over 260+ years
Group Stakeholder Pension Scheme with Scottish Widows. Access to a tax efficient salary sacrifice option
Healthcare plan - Financial assistance towards a range of healthcare including optical, dental and counselling
25 days holiday (2 to be taken at Christmas/New Year) plus public holidays
Flexible holiday purchase / sale scheme

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CURRENT JOB VACANCIES

Property Litigator

Sydney Mitchell is an award-winning, business orientated law firm who work with a host of widely recognised clients and organisations. Our litigation team is regularly ranked highly within the Legal 500 publication with one of our partners being ranked a leading partner and one associate being ranked a leading associate. We are looking to recruit a strong, ambitious property litigation solicitor to join the team at our office in Birmingham city centre.

The ideal candidate will have experience in:

Contentious Landlord and Tenant matters acting for both tenant and landlord in residential and commercial property matters
Boundary Disputes
General property disputes
TOLATA claims
Professional Negligence claims relating to property
Commercial /general Litigation experience would be useful in assisting the commercial litigation team where necessary

And skills in:

Using Word, Excel, pdfDocs (or similar) and a case management system.
Advocacy when required.
Working as part of a Team and under pressure.
Building on the excellent reputation already established and help to develop their offering.
Taking an active part in firm wide business development.
Providing an excellent standard of client care and be able to manage client expectations.

The role involves significant client contact and therefore someone with strong communication and client care skills is a must. You should be able to work under supervision, meet tight deadlines and as part of the dispute resolution team.

The successful candidate should ideally be between 2 – 5 years' PQE. This level of experience has been given as an approximate guide for applicants but we are happy to consider the applications of candidates who fall outside of this level but who have the relevant knowledge/experience, together with the enthusiasm for this particular role.

The role is based in the firm’s Birmingham office. Flexible and hybrid working options can be considered.

How to apply

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to a.edmonds@sydneymitchell.co.uk

Senior Commercial Property Solicitor / CILEX – Senior Associate/ Salaried Partner

Hours: 9:00am to 5:30pm Monday – Thursday and Friday 9.00am -5.00pm day, 1 hour for lunch (37hrs) (flexible working arrangements considered)

Location: City Office (Birmingham City Centre) Hybrid working arrangements available.

We have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Solicitor / CILEX for the role of Senior Associate / Salaried Partner (depending upon experience) with a minimum of 8 years' PQE to join our established Commercial team in Birmingham city centre to work on a varied case load covering all aspects of commercial matters.

Sydney Mitchell and the Role

This is a senior role for someone who wants to grow and develop a department. The ideal candidate will not only be an excellent lawyer but will have the drive to develop the team and take it forward in respect of undertaking the current work, business development and the supervision and the development of the junior members of the team.

The role is based in the firm’s Birmingham City centre office but there will be a requirement for the candidate to spend some time in the firm’s Shirley office from time to time to maintain the cohesiveness with the Commercial Property Team in the Shirley Office.

Key Responsibilities:

The work: all aspects of commercial property transactions to include but not limited to:

Draft, negotiate and complete commercial leases, licences to occupy, agreements for lease, and related documentation;
Acting for SME’s and other business owners in the purchase and sale of commercial property;
Acting for bridging lenders and other lenders in securing property loans and where necessary negotiating documentation;
Acting for Receivers in property sales.
Acting for Liquidators/Administrators in property transactions arising out of an insolvency or MVL;
Working along side the corporate team and advise on and manage the property aspects of corporate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, share purchases, mergers, and restructuring.
Conduct property due diligence for corporate transactions, including reviewing and reporting on title, leases, searches, and replies to enquiries.
Provide strategic advice on freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals in the context of corporate deals.
Liaise with corporate team to coordinate seamless integration of property work into wider transactional work.
Advise on property finance matters, including reviewing and reporting on security over land
Drafting and negotiating contracts in respect of commercial property transactions.
Drafting auction packs.
Supervising/Managing: Supervising and Managing junior member of the commercial property team to include undertaking monthly supervision meetings.
Client management: Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients.
Client Care : have strong client care skills and maintain excellent file management.
Business development: Develop new contacts and assist in growing the existing client base for the commercial property department and be available to attend marketing events held on behalf of the firm and third parties.
Strategy : Be involved in one of the firm’s strategy groups to assist in driving the firm forward.
Legal 500 : As the firm is a Legal 500 firm the candidate will also be required to put together each year a submission to the Legal 500 for the Commercial Property Team.

Essential Skills:

Strong legal knowledge and understanding of commercial property law.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Attention to detail and organisational skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Supervision of junior members of the firm
Business development and networking

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to a.edmonds@sydneymitchell.co.uk.

Work Experience

Students often write to us with a CV in the hope of securing work experience to support their studies or as part of their career choice at school. We are grateful for this interest and note each one. As a firm we have resolved to ensure that we offer the best training options and therefore only have a limited number of placements available.

Currently we do not have any work experience opportunities available.