Corporate Real Estate Associate

We have an opportunity for a corporate real estate associate with transactional experience from a leading practice to join our highly regarded, award-winning real estate group.

We are part of an international team with leading real estate practices in each of the main European and global jurisdictions. We advise European and global private equity real estate sponsors, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, and pension funds on the full lifecycle of complex real estate transactions. The department and the firm place great emphasis on developing and supporting your career, with very highly regarded training and know-how support.

Key Responsibilities

• Advising on and managing UK and multi-jurisdictional real estate M&A, corporate wrapper transactions, joint ventures, co-investments, and consortium arrangements across all real estate asset classes.
• Structuring and advising on corporate and joint venture holding structures, including REITs, limited partnerships, unit trusts, private equity real estate funds, and bespoke open- and closed-ended fund structures.
• Leading on major real estate asset acquisitions, lettings and disposals, portfolio transactions, sale-and-leasebacks, and operational real estate transactions.
• Advising on complex development and regeneration projects, including site acquisition, development agreements, forward funding, and forward sales.
• Collaborating with Corporate/M&A, Finance, Tax, and Disputes teams on the property aspects of major corporate transactions, public M&A, financings, flotations, and restructurings.
• Taking a proactive role in business development, client relationship management, knowledge management, and pitching for new mandates.

Competencies

• Qualified as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales, or holding an equivalent qualification from a recognised common law jurisdiction.
• Ideally 2–4 years PQE at a leading corporate real estate practice, covering all aspects of transactional real estate work, ideally with significant cross-border experience and experience acting for private equity real estate, SWF, and pension funds.
• High-calibre lawyer with proven technical drafting, structuring, and negotiation skills, coupled with sound commercial judgement.
• Proven experience and proactive interest in business development, client engagement, and sector initiatives.
• Excellent academic record.

The Individual

• Excellent technical and commercial abilities, with the acumen to deliver pragmatic solutions tailored to institutional and private equity clients, together with a willingness to learn and operate outside of your comfort zone.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within diverse teams and effectively mentor, supervise, and develop junior lawyers and trainees.
• Highly effective communicator (both orally and in writing), able to articulate complex legal structures clearly to commercial stakeholders.
• Able to take on a high degree of responsibility, manage competing priorities, and deliver under challenging deadlines.
• Deeply committed to delivering exceptional client service and upholding the highest professional standards.
• Proactive engagement in practice development, client relationship management, and knowledge sharing.

An equal opportunities employer, all applications are considered on the basis of merit, skills, and qualifications alone. Welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background. Offers of employment are conditional on the candidate holding or obtaining the valid right to work in the UK and providing evidence of that right prior to employment commencing. The firm is an A-rated licensed sponsor under the UK points-based immigration system and considers sponsorship eligibility where applicable. Please let our recruitment team know if you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or recruitment process.

• Qualified as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales, or equivalent from a recognised common law jurisdiction.
• Ideally 2–4 years PQE at a leading corporate real estate practice, covering all aspects of transactional real estate work, ideally with significant cross-border experience and experience acting for private equity real estate, SWF, and pension funds.
• High-calibre lawyer with proven technical drafting, structuring, and negotiation skills, coupled with sound commercial judgement.
• Proven experience and proactive interest in business development, client engagement, and sector initiatives.
• Excellent academic record.