Commercial Property Lawyer - Mulitple Opportunites

Clifton Moor, York | Hybrid & Flexible Working

We're growing our Commercial Property team and have more than one opportunity available for lawyers looking to develop their careers in a supportive, high-performing environment.

Whether you're looking to broaden your technical experience, work on more complex transactions, help support and mentor junior colleagues or simply join a firm where your career development and work/life balance are genuinely valued, we'd love to hear from you.

The Team

You'll be joining a close-knit team of 12 experienced Commercial Property lawyers, working alongside our Head of Property and colleagues across our Agricultural Property and Commercial Property teams. Collaboration is a key part of how we work, with partners and senior lawyers readily available to provide support, mentoring and technical guidance.

As the team continues to grow, you'll have the opportunity to play an active role in its future while benefiting from an approachable, friendly culture where everyone works together to deliver excellent client service.

The Role

You'll work with a broad and high-quality client base including landowners, commercial property owners, developers, housebuilders and agricultural clients on a varied and interesting caseload.

The work is diverse and often complex, giving you exposure to sophisticated transactions while providing the support needed to develop your expertise in areas where you may have less experience.

Typical work includes:

• Sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold commercial and residential property
• Land acquisitions and disposals, including conditional contracts
• Promotion agreements
• Commercial and residential leases
• Development work including site acquisitions and disposals, option agreements, overage agreements, planning and infrastructure agreements and plot sales
• Easements
• Secured lending
• Property portfolio financing

About You

Our search is currently focused on candidates at around 2 years’ PQE who are confident in managing their own caseload,  as well as Senior Solicitors/Partners  who are looking for their next opportunity and play a key part in growing and mentoring the team. 

You'll:

• Build and strengthen relationships with existing and new clients
• Deliver excellent client care
• Enjoy developing business relationships and networking opportunities
• Be keen to learn, develop and contribute as part of a collaborative team

Why Harrowells?

We believe excellent legal work and a healthy work/life balance go hand in hand.

Our lawyers enjoy high-quality work without unrealistic billing pressure, allowing them to focus on delivering great outcomes for clients while developing their careers in a sustainable way.

We offer:

• Competitive salary with generous bonus scheme
• Realistic billing targets that support quality rather than volume
• Genuine flexible and hybrid working, with trust and autonomy built into how we work
• A clear career progression framework, supported by regular reviews, individual development plans and mentoring
• Exposure to complex, high-value work from an early stage
• A supportive, collaborative culture where partners are accessible and invested in your success
• Modern open-plan offices with on-site parking
• Wellbeing support
• Regular social events
• Pension, life cover, health cash plan, staff discounts, generous holiday entitlement and Cycle to Work scheme

Interested?

We're keeping our recruitment process straightforward and efficient, and we're happy to arrange an informal, confidential conversation if you'd like to find out more before applying.

To apply, or to arrange a chat, please email careers@harrowells.co.uk