Real Estate Associate

We are Buchanan; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

We are Buchanan in London seeks a mid-level Real Estate Associate to join its core transactional practice. The role covers major commercial real estate transactions, investments, development, disposals, asset management, joint ventures, and real estate finance.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 PQE with strong drafting and negotiation skills and experience in City or international real estate firms. You will work across planning, construction, finance and disputes teams on high-value deals.

Qualifications

• Approximately 2–5 PQE with strong transactional CRE experience.
• Experience across investment acquisitions/disposals, development, asset management.
• Experience in a credible City, international or leading UK real estate practice.
• Ability to handle complex, high-value transactions with appropriate supervision.

Responsibilities

• Advise on major commercial real estate transactions.
• Work on investment acquisitions and disposals.
• Support development and regeneration projects.
• Advise on asset management matters.
• Handle joint ventures and corporate real estate transactions.
• Gains exposure to real estate finance and restructuring matters.
• Draft and negotiate key transactional documents.
• Manage substantive workstreams on complex matters.
• Deal directly with sophisticated institutional and sponsor clients.
• Coordinate with Planning, Construction, Finance and Real Estate Disputes teams.
• Work on high-value, high-profile transactions across the UK.

Skills

Strong transactional CRE experience

Drafting & negotiation

Multi-workstream management

Client-facing experience

Education

England & Wales qualification

Job description

Practice Area: Commercial Real Estate
PQE: 2–5 years

Overview

A leading international law firm is seeking a mid-level Real Estate Associate to join its core London transactional practice.

The team handles some of the largest and most complex commercial real estate transactions in the market, with work spanning investment, development, acquisitions, disposals, asset management, joint ventures, regeneration, corporate occupier matters, real estate finance and restructuring.

This is a broad transactional role suited to an associate who wants exposure to sophisticated, high-value real estate work rather than becoming narrowly specialised at an early stage.

What You’ll Do

• Advise on major commercial real estate transactions.
• Work on investment acquisitions and disposals.
• Support complex development and regeneration projects.
• Advise on asset management matters.
• Work on joint ventures and corporate real estate transactions.
• Gain exposure to real estate finance and restructuring matters.
• Draft and negotiate key transactional documents.
• Manage substantive workstreams on complex matters.
• Deal directly with sophisticated institutional and sponsor clients.
• Coordinate with Corporate, Finance, Planning, Construction and Real Estate Disputes teams.
• Work on high-value and high-profile transactions across the UK market.
• Take increasing responsibility as you develop within the team.

About You

• Approximately 2–5PQE.
• Strong transactional commercial real estate experience.
• Exposure to a mix of investment, development, acquisitions, disposals and asset management.
• Experience gained within a credible City, international or leading UK real estate practice.
• Comfortable working on complex, high-value transactions.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Able to manage significant workstreams with appropriate senior supervision.
• Commercial and confident dealing directly with clients.
• Excellent technical and organisational ability.
• Strong academic record.

England & Wales qualification is preferred, although lawyers qualified elsewhere may be considered where they have meaningful recent UK transactional real estate experience.

Why Apply?

• Join a market-leading commercial Real Estate practice.
• Work on some of the largest and most complex real estate transactions in the UK.
• Gain exposure to major institutional investors, private equity sponsors and developers.
• Maintain a broad practice across investment, development, regeneration, asset management and finance.
• Avoid being pigeonholed into a single asset class or narrow specialism.
• Work on transactions combining property, corporate and finance elements.
• Benefit from specialist support across Planning, Construction, Finance and Real Estate Disputes.
• Gain meaningful responsibility on sophisticated transactions.
• Build direct relationships with major clients.
• Approximately 1,700 billable-hour target.
• Strong platform for associates looking to develop within a genuinely top-tier real estate practice.