Real Estate Supervising Lawyer – Talent Builder & Trainer

Addleshaw Goddard; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Addleshaw Goddard is recruiting a Supervising Lawyer to support the growing Manchester Real Estate practice, focusing on supervising and developing junior lawyers in the Manchester office rather than managing a personal caseload.

The role offers the opportunity to supervise on high-value, client-facing work within a Tier 1 transactional real estate offering, helping partners train and develop junior lawyers in a collegiate culture that emphasises knowledge sharing and structured supervision.

Qualifications

• Experienced real estate lawyer with at least seven years' PQE in private practice or in-house.
• Strong technical and communication skills, able to explain complex legal issues clearly and provide practical guidance.
• Proven experience in supervision, coaching and giving constructive feedback to junior colleagues.
• Committed to knowledge sharing, real estate knowledge management and client-focused, commercial thinking.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision, teaching and coaching to junior lawyers (0–3 PQE) across landlord and tenant, property management, sales and purchases, development and client account work, reviewing drafts and giving feedback.
• Support delivery of high-quality legal work by supervising live matters and helping juniors prioritise workloads and deadlines without carrying a personal caseload.
• Foster a learning culture with partners and lawyers, identifying training needs and contributing to wider Real Estate and firmwide knowledge and innovation projects.
• Provide ad hoc fee-earning support to the Manchester Real Estate team as required.

Skills

Supervision

Coaching

Training

Real estate law

Knowledge management

Commercial awareness

Job description

Addleshaw Goddard is recruiting a Supervising Lawyer to support the growing Manchester Real Estate practice, focusing on supervising and developing junior lawyers in the Manchester office rather than managing a personal caseload.

The role offers the opportunity to supervise on high-value, client-facing work within a Tier 1 transactional real estate offering, helping partners train and develop junior lawyers in a collegiate culture that emphasises knowledge sharing and structured supervision.