Real Estate Associate

Yolk Recruitment; Tyseley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Broad commercial real estate exposure

Sophisticated client base

Development and investment matters

Continued professional development

Long-term progression

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a Real Estate Solicitor in Birmingham with 3-5 PQE for a busy commercial property practice. You will handle a varied caseload and work with an established UK practice.

Hybrid working is offered and you will develop on acquisitions, development, finance, leasing, and investment matters while building client relationships.

If you are a technically capable solicitor looking for broader exposure and progression, this role could be the right platform.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ PQE in commercial real estate.
• Autonomy to handle transactions with moderate supervision.
• Strong drafting and negotiation capabilities.
• Ability to manage competing transactions while maintaining quality.

Responsibilities

• Acquisitions and disposals
• Development transactions
• Real estate finance
• Commercial leasing
• Development agreements
• Investment work
• Due diligence
• Reports on title
• Certificates of title
• Property work supporting corporate transactions

Skills

Strong property knowledge

Excellent drafting skills

Commercial awareness

Negotiation ability

Client communication

Organisational skills

Manage multiple transactions

Business development interest

Job description

Real Estate Solicitor | Birmingham | 3-5 PQE | £65,000-£70,000

Commercial property lawyers: how much of your current role is genuinely interesting?

If you’re looking for more sophisticated transactions, broader client exposure and a platform where you can continue developing technically, Yolk Legal are recruiting for a Birmingham Real Estate opportunity that could be worth exploring.

You’ll join an established UK practice advising a varied client base that includes investors, funders, developers, operators, private companies and public bodies.

What you will be doing

The role offers genuine variety across commercial real estate, including:

• Acquisitions and disposals
• Development transactions
• Real estate finance
• Commercial leasing
• Development agreements
• Investment work
• Due diligence
• Reports on title
• Certificates of title
• Property work supporting corporate transactions

You’ll be expected to take ownership of your matters while working closely with colleagues across the wider business.

What makes you right for it?

You’ll ideally have 3-5 years’ PQE in commercial real estate and be comfortable handling transactions with a reasonable level of autonomy.

You’ll bring

• Strong technical property knowledge
• Excellent drafting skills
• Commercial awareness
• Good negotiation ability
• Confidence dealing directly with clients
• Strong organisation
• The ability to manage competing transactions
• An interest in business development and relationship building

What you’ll get

• Hybrid working
• Broad commercial real estate exposure
• Sophisticated client base
• Opportunity to work on development and investment matters
• Continued professional development
• Long-term progression within an established practice

If you’re already a good Real Estate Solicitor, the question isn’t whether you can do the job.

It’s whether the next platform gives you enough to keep progressing.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic.