Commercial Real Estate Solicitor

ENL Legal Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading national law firm in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Commercial Real Estate Solicitor to manage a diverse caseload of development matters. The role entails site acquisitions, development agreements, and advising major clients. The ideal candidate will have 4-8 years of PQE with strong technical skills and a proactive approach. The firm offers competitive compensation, bonuses, and a supportive team environment that prioritizes professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus structure

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in real estate development work.
• Sound understanding of the commercial property market.
• Experience of funding or mixed-use schemes (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Manage a broad caseload of commercial development matters.
• Handle site acquisitions and disposals.
• Negotiate development agreements and provide advice.

Skills

Strong technical ability across development transactions

Excellent communication skills

Proactive, solutions-focused approach

Confidence in managing complex matters independently

Education

4–8 years' PQE in real estate development

Job description

Commercial Real Estate Solicitor (Development) - Birmingham - Competitive Package + Bonus + Benefits. A leading national law firm is seeking an experienced Solicitor to join its highly regarded Real Estate Development team based in Birmingham. This is a strategic growth hire, offering the chance to work on high-value, complex development projects for a well-established and diverse client base. Contact Rebecca Barry on [e-mail] quote job ref: 1945

The Role

As an experienced Solicitor joining this respected team, you will take a lead role in managing a broad caseload of commercial development matters, including:

• Site acquisitions and disposals
• Development funding arrangements
• Structuring, drafting and negotiating development agreements
• Providing pragmatic, commercially focused advice to major developers, landowners and investors

You’ll work closely with specialists across planning, construction, tax and other complementary teams to deliver fully integrated solutions for clients.

The Team

The Real Estate team is widely recognised for its expertise in large-scale development work and acts for an impressive range of national and regional clients. The environment is collaborative, forward-thinking and commercially minded, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality advice and building long-term client relationships.

The Person

We are looking for a candidate with:

• 4–8 years’ PQE with substantial experience in real estate development work
• Strong technical ability across development transactions
• A sound understanding of the commercial property market
• Experience of funding or mixed-use schemes (desirable)
• Confidence in managing complex matters independently
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive, solutions-focused approach
• The ambition and drive to progress within a growing and dynamic team

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary and annual bonus structure
• A comprehensive benefits package, including flexible benefits
• Significant opportunities for professional development and career progression
• Access to high-quality work and major development projects
• A supportive team environment that values collaboration, innovation and progression

HOW TO APPLY:

Contact Rebecca Barry at eNL on 020 7183 8586 or email [e-mail] with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion. We will review your application and get back to you as soon as possible. If it's a fit, Rebecca will talk you through all the details of the role, the company, team culture, career opportunities and package. If you feel it ticks the right boxes, only then we will share your CV with our client. eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary level purely as a guide.

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.