Residential Development Solicitor

BCL Legal; North East; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

BCL Legal is seeking a Senior Residential Development Solicitor (6+ PQE) to join its established Housebuilding team. You will handle land acquisitions, site assembly, disposals and wide development matters for national, regional and SME housebuilders.

You will mentor junior lawyers, draft complex development contracts and contribute to the growth of the Newcastle practice. The role offers significant responsibility and exposure to high-quality development work.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with ideally 6+ years' post-qualification experience advising housebuilders on land acquisition and residential development matters.
• Strong drafting, communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent commercial awareness and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Advising on site acquisitions, site assembly and disposals for residential developers.
• Undertaking legal due diligence and preparing reports on title and development matters.
• Drafting and negotiating development documentation including Contracts, Options, Promotion Agreements, Building Leases, Transfers and Overage Agreements.
• Ensuring smooth transition of new sites to estate set-up, infrastructure and plot sales teams.
• Supervising and mentoring solicitors, trainee solicitors and paralegals; supporting partners in developing junior team members.

Skills

Land acquisitions

Site assembly

Due diligence

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Mentoring juniors

Client service

Commercial awareness

Job description

SENIOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SOLICITOR (6+PQE)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced property lawyer to join a well-established Housebuilding team within a leading Housing practice. This role offers the chance to work on a broad range of high-quality residential development matters for national, regional and SME housebuilder clients.

You will play a key role in supporting the continued growth of the housebuilding offering, advising clients on land acquisitions, site assembly, disposals and wider development projects while working as part of a collaborative, multi-office team.

Key responsibilities

• Advising on site acquisitions, site assembly and disposals for a wide range of residential developers.
• Undertaking legal due diligence and preparing detailed reports on title and development matters.
• Drafting and negotiating a variety of development documentation, including Contracts, Options, Promotion Agreements, Building Leases, Transfers and Overage Agreements.
• Ensuring the efficient transition of newly acquired development sites by providing comprehensive handovers to estate set-up, infrastructure and plot sales teams.
• Supervising and mentoring solicitors, trainee solicitors and paralegals, while supporting partners with the development of junior team members.

The successful candidate will

• Be a qualified solicitor with ideally 6+ years' post-qualification experience advising housebuilders on land acquisition and residential development matters.
• Have a strong commitment to delivering outstanding client service.
• Excellent commercial awareness and analytical skills.
• The ability to manage multiple matters efficiently while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong drafting, communication and negotiation skills.
• Confidence supervising and developing junior colleagues.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected housebuilding team working on high-quality residential development projects for an impressive client base. The role offers significant responsibility, opportunities to mentor junior lawyers, exposure to complex development work and the chance to play an active role in the continued growth of a thriving practice.

For more information on this Senior Residential Development role in Newcastle, please contact Rozie Hunter at BCL Legal.