Real Estate Associate 1+ PQE

Addleshaw Goddard; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Addleshaw Goddard's expanding Transactional Real Estate team in Leeds, where you will work on varied commercial property matters for FTSE 100 clients. This role offers excellent career prospects and provides the opportunity to build a long-term career in law within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years experience in commercial real estate is essential.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm, resilience, and ambition.
• Proficient in drafting clear and legally sound documents.

Responsibilities

• Act for FTSE 100 clients and significant local clients.
• Manage expectations and provide high-quality commercial advice.
• Work collaboratively within a high-performing team to execute large-scale client matters.

Skills

Commercial Real Estate

Stakeholder Engagement

Legal Document Drafting

Time Management

Consultative Approach

Problem Solving

Job description

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• With new and exciting client mandates, our high performing Transactional Real Estate team is looking for multiple lawyers across all levelsto joinour expanding Leeds practice.
• You will act for a number of FTSE 100 and significant local clients, supporting a variety and full range of real estate work including the sale and purchase of significant investment property and large-scale portfolios, investment and property management and acting for national developers and occupiers throughout a range of sectors.
• We provide first-class technical insight and training and are looking for an enthusiastic team member who wants to build their long-term career with us and become a well-rounded lawyer providing quality, commercial advice for our clients.
  
  

The Team

• The Real Estate Group is one of Addleshaw Goddard's largest, comprising a team of nearly 200. In our Leeds office, the Transactional Real Estate team currently consists of 6 partners and 40+ other fee earners
• The Leeds Transactional Real Estate team is a Tier 1 ranked team and won both the Yorkshire Property Insider Awards and the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards Real Estate Team of the year in 2023.
• The team places a high emphasis on their transactional expertise and are able to bring a commercial and business-oriented approach to a wide range of property matters.
  
  

What to Expect in This Role

• Working as member of some of the firm's principal client account teams, you can expect to work on a variety of market leading deals across a wide spectrum of commercial property work (including landlord and tenant, property management, sales and purchases, development & regeneration and corporate support).
• You will compete with market leading real estate teams pitching for the work you will be carrying out and negotiating against these firms on the transactions you work on.
• Youwill act for some of the foremost investors, developers and occupiers including for example Realty, Aviva, Abrdn, CBRE GI, Columbia Threadneedle, British Land, Travelodge, Asda, Primark, Caddick, Harworth, Muse, Maple Group Developments, BP, National Grid, Network Rail and various Local Authorities.
• Working closelywith existing clients to maintain and develop relationships, acting as a trusted advisor capable of providing timely and quality advice whilst managing expectations.
• Workingcollaboratively as part of a cohesive team, to execute large-scale, high-value, client matters to the highest standard.
• This is a high performing,collegiate and busy team with a strong reputation for providing associates with early levels of responsibility within a supportive and stretching environment and therefore you can expect to take a leading role on some matters. At this stage in your career the leadership teamalso take a genuine interest and support you with your development therefore offeringexcellent career prospects.
  
  

Knowledge Skills and Experience

Key requirements for applicants:

• Have at least 1 years + experience within commercial real estate.
• Have enthusiasm, resilience, and ambition to find solutions to clients' legal challenges and requirements.
• Be experienced in engaging with internal and external stakeholders of all levels.
• Adopt a consultative and thorough approach to tasks.
• Maintain efficient diary and task management across a range matters, ensuring the accuracy and levels of client service expected within a high performing team.
• Be confident in drafting clear and legally effective documents, which reflect the client's instructions.
• Remain calm and optimistic in time sensitive situations or under pressure.
• Be enthusiastic about the development of your legal skill set and continuous learning.
• Be inquisitive and want to understand our clients, their drivers and what matters to them, so that your advice has quality, imagination, and impact.

Whilst not essential applicants with any of the following experience are encouraged:

• Working alongside Corporate teams on the Real Estate elements of Corporate transactions and advising corporate entities occupiers, investors, developers, governments, funders and others on their real estate interests, requirements and strategies.
• Advising on the Real Estate elements of Energy and projects sector focussed work.
  
  

Our Firm

Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are valued,encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential in a supportive and collegiate environment. Our culture of improvement, growth and collaboration delivers results, drives innovation, and rewards ambition.

We not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them and as such we are natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.

Our success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives. We have a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are and celebrate this at AG.