Real Estate Finance, Managing Associate, 5PQE+, Scotland

Addleshaw Goddard; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in Glasgow is seeking a Managing Associate specializing in real estate finance and distressed properties. The role involves advising lenders, managing transactions, and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should be UK qualified solicitors with at least 5 years PQE and robust technical expertise. This position offers opportunities for continuous development in a dynamic work environment, making a significant impact in a client-focused practice.

Benefits

Mentoring and leadership training

Supportive and collaborative environment

Opportunities for continuous development

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE in Real Estate/Real Estate Finance required.
• Strong technical expertise in reviewing title documents and drafting security documents.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise lenders on property aspects of real estate finance transactions.
• Lead transactions related to real estate finance and distressed property.
• Support junior team members and lead business development activities.

Skills

Real Estate Finance

Drafting skills

Technical expertise

Organisational skills

Team collaboration

Education

UK qualified solicitor, at least 5 years PQE

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• If you are interested to join a thriving and growing team, Addleshaw Goddard are looking for a Managing Associate to work on all aspects of real estate finance and distressed real estate, advising lenders, investors and insolvency practitioners.
• Working as part of a dedicated team and in collaboration with AG's Banking and Finance and Restructuring practices, this is a unique opportunity to enhance your career in a supportive but equally dynamic environment where you can expect to make a significant contribution to growing our business.
• Join our team in Scotland and be part of one of the UK's most dynamic and future-focused Finance and Restructuring practices – integrating sector expertise with deep technical skill and a commercial mindset.

THE TEAM

• The Scotland team are highly praised for their technical expertise and are mandated on not only some of the largest transactions in Scotland, but across the UK.
• Our core REF team comprises of over 40 lawyers across the UK who specialise in real estate finance, and act lender side for major banks, debt funds, insurers and other financial institutions and borrower side for investors, developers, blue chip property companies and family offices on domestic and cross-border real estate finance transactions across all real estate asset classes.
• The AG Finance Group has significant capability in corporate banking, leveraged finance, funds finance, speciality finance, structured finance and derivatives, debt capital markets, real estate finance and social housing finance. The team enjoys a formidable reputation amongst domestic and international banks, building societies and other major financial institutions as well as sophisticated borrowers.
• We invest heavily in our people, and we offer mentoring, leadership training and international collaboration opportunities as part of long-term career growth.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLE

• Advise lenders on the property aspects of real estate finance transactions, and provide advice on property security and finance documents.
• Once lenders have enforced, the team also advises lenders or insolvency practitioners on the sale of distressed property.
• Lead and manage real estate finance and distressed property transactions.
• Provide practical, commercial solutions to both technical legal and operational challenges faced by clients in the real estate finance and distressed markets.
• Team Training: Supporting and mentoring more junior team members, sharing knowledge and initiating positive change and helping others to develop to the best that they can be. Sharing your network with others and using your relationships to build business opportunities for the team and firm.
• Business Development: Support and initiate activities to win new business and clients for the team and firm, representing the firm confidently in pitches and external presentations. You will build strong rapport with clients to foster relationships based on trust.
• Continuous self-development is highly valued. You will be encouraged to participate in formal training programmes (whether technical or skills-based) and to take advantage of mentoring, coaching, and leadership development opportunities available to you.

YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE

• UK qualified solicitor with at least 5yrsPQE and strong experience within Real Estate / Real Estate Finance. The candidate can be either Scots law qualified or English law qualified. Dual qualification in Scots and English Law would be beneficial but not essential.
• Strong technical expertise in real estate finance transactions, including reviewing title documents and preparing reports on title, reviewing certificates of title and preparing overview reports, drafting and negotiating undertakings, security documents and related documentation.
• Strong technical expertise in distressed real estate transactions, including drafting and negotiating offers to sell and ancillary documents, drafting and negotiating undertakings and completing redemptions.
• Excellent drafting, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to distil complex legal concepts into clear, practical guidance.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and staying up to date with developments in finance law, regulation and market practice.
• Collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team and contribute to knowledge sharing and best practice in. Ability to coach, mentor and provide constructive feedback to more junior team members, supporting their professional development whilst ensuring effective supervision and maintaining quality standards across the team.
• Strong technical expertise is essential. However, we also value creativity and a client-focused approach. This means going beyond excellent and tailored transaction management to, for example, being informed and curious about the REF industry and business (including related opportunities and challenges) and exploring how AI and other tools can enhance the overall service.

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.

OUR APPROACH : IMAGINE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

Everything we've accomplished can be traced back to our people and the way we work. Our reputation is something we are proud of and constantly invest in.

Here, you'll do high calibre work, with high-character colleagues who care for one another and our clients.

Are you up for the challenge?