Associate/Senior Associate - Residential Property Development

DAC Beachcroft; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Manchester is looking for an Associate/Senior Associate for its National Residential Development team. The position involves working on various projects including brownfield site regeneration and joint ventures. Candidates should be qualified solicitors with 2-7 years of experience in Real Estate. The firm supports flexible working arrangements, encouraging candidates to discuss these options during the hiring process.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with 2-7 PQE and experienced in Real Estate.
• A demonstrable ability to adopt a commercial perspective on legal issues.
• Ability to handle complex issues pragmatically.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating contracts for acquisition and development.
• Supervising due diligence processes and reporting.
• Providing focused legal advice to clients.
• Providing clients with focused legal advice aligned with clients' commercial objectives.
• Reporting to clients, communicating directly with them and building relationships.
• Involvement in business development and assistance with client management.
• Assisting with writing articles and client updates.
• Adhering to client and firm protocols and data protection requirements.

Skills

Strong technical skills

Team oriented

Confident communicator

Strong organisation skills

Business development

Team player

Education

Law-related degree with at least a 2:1

Job description

Associate/Senior Associate - Residential Property Development

Location: Manchester

Department: Real Estate - Residential Development

Overview

Our National Residential Development team is looking for a 2-7 PQE lawyer to join the team. The work is exciting and varied and includes all aspects of brownfield site regeneration schemes, mixed use, urban extensions, the purchase and development of strategic land, joint ventures and collaborations and the development and disposals of new housing neighbourhoods. Housebuilder clients include Vistry Homes, Vistry Partnerships, Barratts, Bellway Homes, Miller Homes, Keepmoat, Crest Nicholson Countryside, CALA and Persimmon. The candidate will work closely with solicitors from our highly regarded Real Estate team from other disciplines including, planners, construction, corporate, tax and property finance lawyers.

Key Responsibilities

• Working as part of the National Team on a wide variety of projects
• Drafting and negotiating contracts dealing with all aspects of acquisition, development and disposals
• Carrying out and supervising due diligence and reporting
• Providing clients with focused legal advice with an appreciation of clients' commercial objectives
• Reporting to clients, communicating directly with them and building relationships
• Involvement in business development and assistance with client management
• Assisting with writing articles and client updates
• At all times complying with client and firm protocols, financial management requirements and data protection requirements

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong educational background with at least a 2:1 in a Law-related degree
• A qualified solicitor with 2-7 PQE and experienced in Real Estate
• Strong technical skills and an ability to understand and work through complex issues
• A demonstrable ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to legal issues and to be highly client focused
• Team oriented and collegiate
• Confident communicator with an ability to develop relationships, undertake client marketing and influence at all levels
• Strong organisation skills to ensure a pragmatic and methodical approach to handling a variety of Real Estate matters simultaneously

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.