Real Estate Legal Director

BCL Legal; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK law firm in the City of London is seeking a Senior Legal Director for their Real Estate team. This role involves providing expert advice on a wide range of commercial property matters, mentoring junior colleagues, and leading business development initiatives. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in commercial property and strong client relationship skills. This position offers significant responsibility and excellent career progression.

Benefits

Exposure to diverse matters

Career progression aligned with growth

Supportive team culture

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience across multiple sectors.
• Ability to mentor and develop junior colleagues.
• Proven record in managing client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice across commercial property matters.
• Lead business development initiatives.
• Mentor and train junior team members.

Skills

Extensive commercial property experience

Excellent technical and drafting skills

Strong commercial acumen

Exceptional client relationship skills

Team management skills

Proactive and organised approach

Job description

Overview

Real Estate - Legal Director | Leading UK Law Firm | City of London

A Top 50 UK law firm is seeking a Legal Director to join their market-leading Real Estate team in London. This is a high-profile role offering significant responsibility, excellent career progression, and the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of commercial property matters.

Our client is a full-service UK law firm with over 800 lawyers and support staff across ten offices. They have a strong reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice, combining a client-focused approach with an entrepreneurial mindset. The firm has been recognised with the Law Society's Lexcel quality mark and is proud of its inclusive, diverse, and supportive workplace culture.

The real estate team is one of the largest and most respected in the country, handling a broad spectrum of work across urban and rural locations. Projects range from small retail units and offices to major London developments, including:

• Hotels, pubs, and factories
• Nursing homes and schools
• Mixed-use developments and city-centre offices

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice across a wide range of commercial property matters
• Develop and maintain your technical expertise, sharing knowledge with colleagues across the team
• Lead and support business development initiatives, identifying networking and cross-selling opportunities
• Mentor and train junior members of the team, supporting their career growth
• Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships
• This is a senior role with significant autonomy, providing the opportunity to work on complex and high-value matters while shaping the direction of the team.

Qualifications

• Extensive commercial property experience, ideally across multiple sectors
• Excellent technical and drafting skills
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to provide pragmatic solutions
• Exceptional client relationship and team management skills
• Proactive, ambitious, and highly organised approach
• Ability to mentor and develop junior colleagues while fostering a collaborative team culture

Why Join?

• Exposure to high-quality, diverse, and interesting matters
• Significant responsibility early in your role
• Opportunities for business development and client engagement
• Supportive, energetic, and collaborative team culture
• Career progression aligned with the firm's growth

If you are a proactive, senior real estate lawyer looking to take the next step in your career, this is a unique opportunity to join a market-leading team with excellent growth prospects. Submit your CV to apply.

BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.