Real Estate Development Associate

JMC Legal Recruitment Limited; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment Limited in Leeds is seeking a Real Estate Development Associate with 3+ PQE to join a Legal 500 ranked team advising on regeneration, housing and development schemes for public and private sector clients.

The role offers a flexible, culture-driven environment with cross-office collaboration and clear progression within a Top 100 firm with a strong client base.

Qualifications

• Solicitor at 3+ years PQE with real estate development experience.
• Able to manage a varied caseload across a range of clients.
• Collaborative, and comfortable working across offices and teams.

Responsibilities

• Advise housing associations, local authorities, developers, investors and funders on the full span of property and development work, from strategic land acquisition through to plot sales and development funding.
• Lead matters with backing of experienced partners and build direct client relationships across a national platform.
• Operate in a collaborative environment across offices and teams to support growth of the practice.

Skills

Real estate development

Client relationship building

Commercial awareness

Team collaboration

Caseload management

Job description

Real Estate Development Associate | 3+ Years PQE | Top 100 Firm | Leeds

A strong opportunity for a Real Estate Development lawyer to join a Legal 500 ranked team acting on regeneration, housing and development schemes for public and private sector clients.What sets it apart is the working culture. Flexibility here is not a policy to be negotiated, it is simply how the team operates.

The Firm

This is a Top 100 UK firm with a Legal 500 ranked real estate practice, in a sustained period of growth and expansion across its offices.The firm has built its reputation not just on the quality of its work, but on how it treats its people. There is a grown up culture here: no unnecessary presenteeism, no rigid expectations around office attendance, and no sense that flexibility needs to be earned. You will be trusted to do your job and supported to do it well.That culture has not come at the expense of growth. The business has grown consistently year on year and is firmly on an upward trajectory, while remaining a place where output matters more than optics.

The Role

You will join the Leeds team as part of a national development practice, advising housing associations, local authorities, developers, investors and funders on the full span of property and development work, from strategic land acquisition and site assembly through to plot sales, joint ventures and development funding.The firm's strength in the public and regulated sectors means the work has a dimension most development practices cannot offer. Schemes frequently sit across housing, regeneration, health and education, which gives you genuine breadth and a client base that keeps instructing rather than transacting once and disappearing.The structure is national and genuinely collaborative, so you are not limited by geography in the work you can get involved in. At 3+ PQE you will be running your own matters with the backing of experienced partners, building direct client relationships and playing a visible part in the continued growth of the practice.

The Ideal Candidate

• Solicitor at 3+ years PQE with real estate development experience


• Able to manage a varied caseload across a range of clients


• Commercially aware and knowledgeable about the current development landscape


• Ambitious about building client relationships and developing your own profile


• Collaborative, and comfortable working across offices and teams

What\'s on Offer

• A Legal 500 ranked real estate practice within a Top 100 firm


• Complex, high value development work across the public and private sectors


• Real autonomy over your own matters, with experienced partners behind you


• A national platform and a clear route to progression


• Competitive salary and strong benefits package

To find out more, contact Ollie Fearon at [e-mail] or call 07441 937638