Real Estate Partner

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Negotiable salary

Job summary

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment is partnering with a leading Leeds law firm to recruit an ambitious Real Estate Partner for its central Leeds office. This senior, relationship-led role combines high-quality legal work with business development and strategic client management within a well-established real estate team.

You will maintain strong client relationships, grow existing accounts, and develop new opportunities with developers, investors and lenders.

Qualifications

• A strong background in commercial real estate with the credibility to advise sophisticated clients.
• Proven ability to manage and grow client relationships and generate new work.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop long-standing client relationships delivering first-class service.
• Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts and secure new business for the firm.
• Build relationships with new clients and key contacts across the commercial property market.
• Advise developers, investors, lenders and other property-sector businesses.
• Collaborate with colleagues to identify cross-referral and business development opportunities.
• Contribute to the strategic direction and long-term growth of the real estate team.
• Develop client relationships and sustainable revenue streams for the firm.

Skills

Real estate expertise

Business development

Client relationship management

Negotiation

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and commercially minded Real Estate Partner to join a leading law firm in central Leeds.

This position is part of the firm's long-term succession and growth planning, offering the opportunity to join a very well-established and highly regarded real estate team with a strong existing client base and an excellent platform for future development.

Working with a diverse range of clients, including property developers, investors, lenders and other key stakeholders across the real estate sector, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and strengthening existing client relationships, identifying new business opportunities and contributing to the continued success of the practice.

This is a senior, relationship-led position suited to an established Real Estate Partner who enjoys combining high-quality legal work with business development and strategic client management. Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and developing long-standing client relationships, ensuring the delivery of a first-class legal service.
• Identifying opportunities to grow existing accounts and generate new business for the firm.
• Building relationships with new clients and key contacts across the commercial property market.
• Advising a varied client base, including developers, investors, lenders and other property-sector businesses.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider firm to identify cross-referral and business development opportunities.
• Contributing to the strategic direction, continued growth and long-term success of the real estate team.
• Supporting the firm's future planning through the development of client relationships, new opportunities and sustainable revenue streams.

We are keen to speak with an experienced Real Estate Partner who combines strong technical expertise with a genuine commercial mindset and a proactive approach to business development.

You will ideally bring:

• A strong background in commercial real estate, with the credibility and experience to advise a sophisticated client base.
• An established network of contacts and the ability to develop meaningful relationships across the property market.
• A proven ability to manage and grow client relationships, generate new work and identify commercial opportunities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship management skills.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to contribute positively to an established team.
• The ambition to play an active role in the firm's longer-term growth and development.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Join a leading law firm with an established presence in the Leeds market.
• Become part of a very well-established real estate team with a strong platform for continued success.
• Take advantage of a role created through forward-thinking succession and future planning.
• Work with a broad and varied client base across the commercial property sector.
• Enjoy a full-time, permanent position with hybrid working.
• Benefit from a negotiable salary, reflecting experience, expertise and the value you can bring to the firm.

Interested? If you are an established Real Estate Partner looking for an opportunity to develop client relationships, bring new business into a leading firm and contribute to the future direction of a successful team, we would welcome a confidential conversation.

Get in touch to find out more about this opportunity and discuss the role in confidence.