Solicitor – Real Estate (Birmingham)

We are seeking a Solicitor to join our established Birmingham Real Estate team. This is a general transactional role with a particular focus on commercial and residential development work.

You will assist on acquisitions and disposals of freehold and leasehold assets, including development sites and investment properties. The work will involve drafting and negotiating development agreements, conditional contracts, options, overage arrangements, easements, and other property documentation.

You will also support landlord and tenant matters, including agreements for lease, leases, licences, assignments, renewals, and rent reviews, acting for corporate occupiers. Additional responsibilities include investment, portfolio, and real estate finance transactions, undertaking title investigations and due diligence, and preparing certificates of title.

You will take responsibility for matters or parts of larger transactions, maintain regular client contact, and liaise with other advisers and stakeholders. You will contribute to business development initiatives and ensure accurate time recording and effective diary management.

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales with 1-2 years’ post-qualification experience in transactional real estate.
• Some experience and a genuine interest in commercial and residential development work.
• Relevant hands-on transactional experience with the ability to manage matters and communicate clearly with clients and colleagues.
• A sound knowledge of English land law and landlord and tenant law, with a willingness to develop knowledge across the full range of the team’s work.
• Experience drafting and negotiating real estate documents, undertaking title due diligence, and producing clear, commercially focused reports.
• Strong interpersonal, organisational, and time-management skills, with close attention to detail.
• A positive, collaborative, and commercially minded approach, able to work well with colleagues at all levels and manage competing priorities.