Associate, Real Estate

White & Case; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

White & Case in London is seeking a Real Estate Associate to join our market-leading Practice. You will advise on transactions and disputes, work with developers, owners, investors, lenders, and underwriters, and help clients navigate international real estate financings.

The role requires four to five years of post-qualification experience, exceptional communication skills, a global mindset, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams under tight deadlines while delivering high-quality

Qualifications

• Between four and five years of post-qualification experience.
• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Willingness to work across international clients.
• Driven to grow professionally.

Responsibilities

• Engage with clients to provide strategic real estate advice and foster relationships.
• Work within the London real estate team on global transactional matters.

Skills

Post-qualification experience

Academic excellence

Communication skills

Growth mindset

Professional presence

Job description

Our Real Estate Practice provides market-leading advice on transactions and disputes with real estate at the core. We assist developers, owners, private and institutional investors, corporates, lenders, and underwriters around the world in understanding industry trends and their impact on business. Our expertise extends to advising borrowers, lenders, and servicers across all types of domestic and international real estate financings. Clients trust us to manage the intricacies of their transactions and disputes, synthesising legal and commercial knowledge to provide counsel that translates into successful outcomes. By leveraging our deep understanding of real estate and legal frameworks, we help clients achieve their goals in a dynamic and evolving market.

Are you ready to make your mark as part of the Real Estate practice in our London office?

As an associate, you should possess excellent technical skills and good basic knowledge and experience of the property sector. Bright and adaptable, you should be willing to work outside your comfort zone, advising on legal areas and asset classes that are not generally handled by a typical real estate practice.

Strong oral and written communication skills will be significant assets, enabling you to explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers, including international clients for whom English is not a first language. You will need to be highly organized, adept at managing multiple workstreams and producing outstanding results within the short deadlines often demanded by our clients’ timings.

Collaborative and cooperative, you should enjoy working as part of a team, but also demonstrate an independence of thought and action—proactively anticipating clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations by developing creative and original solutions to their problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage proactively with clients to build and maintain strong relationships, providing strategic advice and addressing their needs.
• Working as part of the London real estate team, on transactional real estate around the world.
• Engage proactively with clients to build and maintain strong relationships, providing strategic advice and addressing their needs.

Qualifications and Skills

• Between four and five years of post-qualification experience.
• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity, creative thinker.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Driven by professional growth.
• Strong professional presence.

This role reports to

Partner

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.