Real Estate Finance Solicitor

JR United Kingdom; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm seeks an ambitious Real Estate Finance Solicitor to join its expanding team in Stoke-on-Trent. The role involves managing a diverse caseload in commercial real estate and developing client relationships in a dynamic environment. This opportunity promises career progression and a collaborative culture, appealing to those looking to drive their legal career forward.

Benefits

Competitive salary with flexibility

Career progression opportunities

Collegiate and collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Solicitor with experience in commercial real estate and secured loan originations.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload in property finance matters.
• Experience in liaising with clients and managing demanding situations.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial real estate and property finance caseloads efficiently.
• Build relationships with new and existing lender clients.
• Participate in business networking events to promote the firm's services.

Skills

Commercial real estate experience

Strong people skills

Business development

Excellent communication skills

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04.06.2025

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19.07.2025

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Firm profile

gunnercooke is a Top 75 law firm recognised by over 80 industry awards. Launched in 2010, the firm has rapidly grown to over 500 lawyers across 14 global offices in the UK, US, Germany and Austria. Our breadth of expertise covers some of the most interesting and important emerging disciplines, from ESG and charity law, to blockchain and competition.

Collaboration is at the forefront of our award-winning culture and is what sets our firm apart from the rest. gunnercooke operates as a fee share model meaning our professionals join as self-employed advisors, free to design and develop the practice they’ve always wanted. Our firm brings together the most ambitious and commercially-minded people, who build and work in dynamic teams of their choosing, to best suit their clients’ needs.

Our purpose is simple; to deliver a positive impact for our clients, provide a better life for our people and to leave a better world than we found. Our charitable arm, the gunnercooke foundation, enables us to directly engage with communities on social issues and to help charitable organisations grow.

About the role

We are an established and growing Real Estate Finance Team operating from a leading fee share model Law Firm based in London with a wealth of expertise in the specialist secured lending industry.

We are looking to expand the team through the hire of an ambitious and entrepreneurially minded Real Estate Finance Solicitor to join our very busy team which is headed up by a partner and senior associate with extensive industry experience. The immediate team’s principal clients are specialist property finance (bridging and development) lenders and receivers, who they support in respect of unregulated loan originations and recoveries. The role offers a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and growing team who have an appetite to develop and build relationships with new and existing clients.

As the team grows there will be opportunities to step up into leadership roles and the position will lend itself best to an ambitious individual who wants to grow their career within a dynamic and entrepreneurial, albeit concentrated environment.

About you: A solicitor with commercial real estate experience who is familiar with and has experience acting on secured loan originations.

• You will have strong people skills and enjoy liaising with clients on a regular basis.
• An interest to get involved with business development and forge new relationships.
• An ability to meet challenges posed by demanding clients who are up against tight deadlines without compromising quality of work or service
• Collaborating closely with the other team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake a varied caseload of commercial real estate (landlord and tenant, acquisitions and disposals etc) and property finance matters including property acquisition, investment, and bridging and development finance.
• Ensure that each case from start to finish is being managed in a proactive and efficient manner.
• Managing relationship with both new and existing lender clients and associated professionals to build trust confidence and reliability
• Identify and develop new relationships with lenders in the commercial lending market.
• Attend exhibitions/seminars and networking events to promote the company and build relationships with new and existing lender clients.
• Act as a brand ambassador, enhancing the market reputation of the business.
• Candidates should have excellent communication skills be proactive and think outside of the box.

Salary and Benefits: This corporate associate will be rewarded with:

• A competitive salary which can be flexible if criteria are met
• Genuine opportunity for career progression

A highly respected full-service firm environment with a well-supported infrastructure and a collegiate and collaborative, in a mainly but far from wholly, virtual environment.

If you are a qualified real estate lawyer, keen to make a move to an excellent team, please send your CV to [emailprotected]