Property - Associate/Senior Associate

Anthony-Collins-Solicitors; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days holiday

2 gift days at Christmas

3 volunteering days

On-site café and gym facilities

Job summary

Anthony-Collins-Solicitors in Birmingham is seeking a Property Associate or Senior Associate to lead complex social housing development transactions and stock rationalisation for Registered Providers. You will work within a nationally recognised team and support Partners on high-value matters from inception to completion.

Responsibilities include due diligence, drafting and negotiating a broad range of property documents, coordinating multi-site transactions and delivering practical,

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with 3+ years PQE and strong property experience.
• Experience supporting complex property acquisitions, disposals and development matters.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and risk management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with acquisition and disposal of large-scale tenanted residential property portfolios with due diligence.
• Support Partners on complex affordable housing development projects including joint ventures and site acquisitions.
• Draft and negotiate a broad range of property and development documents (contracts, transfers, leases, easements, deeds).
• Advise Registered Provider clients on development matters across the lifecycle.
• Coordinate due diligence, identify risks and propose practical solutions with specialist teams.

Skills

PQE 3+ years

Property acquisitions

Property disposals

Development matters

Due diligence

Drafting contracts

Stakeholder management

Tools

Orbital Witness

AVAIL

KIRA

Job description

Property - Associate/Senior Associate

Application Deadline: 23 October 2026

Department: Property

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham

Reporting To: Jonathan Cox

Description

Are you a property development solicitor ready to lead complex social housing transactions that make a lasting impact?

You'll join our nationally recognised social housing team, supporting Partners on high-value development and stock rationalisation projects for Registered Providers. This is an excellent opportunity to work on nationally significant affordable housing schemes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with the acquisition and disposal of large-scale tenanted residential property portfolios, undertaking legal due diligence and providing oversight and support to less experienced team members, while supporting transaction management from inception through to completion.
• Supporting Partners on complex affordable housing development projects, including joint ventures, site acquisitions, overage arrangements, development agreements and title structuring.
• Drafting, negotiating and, where appropriate, overseeing a broad range of property and development documentation, including contracts for sale, transfers, leases, easements, deeds of covenant and ancillary transaction documents.
• Advising Registered Provider clients on property and development matters throughout the development lifecycle.
• Coordinating and managing legal due diligence exercises, identifying title, planning, construction and property-related risks, and proposing practical solutions in collaboration with specialist construction, procurement, housing management, regulatory, governance and planning teams.
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with clients, consultants and legal advisers to progress transactions efficiently.
• Delivering high-quality, commercially focused legal advice within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Working closely with Orbital Witness, AVAIL and KIRA technologies to support efficient and streamlined project delivery (previous experience with these platforms is beneficial but not essential).
• Acting as a key contact for a number of clients and/or business introducers, identifying opportunities to connect clients with relevant expertise across the firm where appropriate.
• Contributing to business development activities by identifying and progressing new opportunities, supporting the preparation of tenders and quotations, helping to maintain pricing consistency across the department, and regularly reviewing the firm's service offering to ensure continued excellence.
• Supporting the delivery of workshops, seminars and training sessions for clients and colleagues.
• Recording time accurately and comprehensively in accordance with the firm's time recording system, and proactively managing individual targets relating to time recording, billing, work in progress and aged debt.
• Supporting the development, mentoring and knowledge-sharing of colleagues where appropriate.
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties required to support the effective operation of the department and wider practice.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified Solicitor (3+ years PQE or equivalent experience).
• Experience supporting complex property acquisitions, disposals and development matters, ideally involving multi-site or portfolio transactions.
• Strong understanding of property due diligence, title investigation and development-related legal issues.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and maintain accuracy while working to tight deadlines.
• Commercial awareness and a practical approach to identifying and managing legal risk.
• Excellent drafting, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within transaction teams while taking ownership of specific workstreams.

Benefits

• Birmingham, located roles, we have a newly refurbished office in the City centre with an on-site café and free use of Gym facilities
• For Manchester vacancies, we have a City Central site, with newly refurbished facilities
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday, 2 gift days at Christmas.
• The opportunity to give back and have 3 days available for social purpose volunteering.
• All IT equipment and support for effective home working
• An excellent development training programme and opportunities to grow sector expertise