Residential Development Solicitor (leading UK team) 1 yrs + GUILDFORD. To £75k

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in a leading UK firm’s residential development team. This role offers a chance to work with a variety of clients, engaging in high-quality legal work across site acquisition, planning agreements, and secured lending. With a focus on career development and a supportive environment, this position is ideal for passionate property lawyers looking to make a significant impact. The firm boasts a dynamic partnership and offers excellent hybrid working arrangements, ensuring a balanced and fulfilling career path. If you are ready to elevate your legal career, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Hybrid Working Arrangements

Excellent Package

Qualifications

• Experience in residential development law with a focus on site acquisition and planning.
• Strong ambition to grow within a specialist team.

Responsibilities

• Work on site acquisition and planning agreements for various clients.
• Engage with developers to provide legal advice on residential projects.

Skills

Residential Development

Site Acquisition

Infrastructure and Planning Agreements

Secured Lending

Education

Law Degree

Qualified Solicitor

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Residential Development Solicitor (leading UK team) 1 yrs + GUILDFORD. To £75k, london

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Client:

Motus Legal Recruitment

Location:

london, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Description:

Residential Development. National firm. To £75k. 1-4 yrs pqe

Associate/Senior Associate (with partnership track)

Guildford

We are exclusively instructed on this outstanding opportunity - to work in a team where there are a number of important existing client relationships in this specialist, high performing residential development team, undertaking top-quality work.

The Firm

This full-service commercial firm has clarity of vision and purpose. Ambitious and confident, the firm has grown organically by bringing in talented and like-minded individuals as well as developing its own rising stars. As a result, the predominantly young partnership is a successful mix of home-grown lawyers and external hires.

The Role

This role is an opportunity in the firm’s specialist and enviable development practice. The department operates on an advisory “business partnering” basis with national, regional and smaller developer clients across a range of matters:

• Site acquisition and site set up
• Infrastructure and planning agreements
• Secured lending

The team is highly specialist with a number of individuals ranked on L500 and Chambers for development and real estate. The specialist development team works alongside the firm's real estate offering which is a core for the business and one of the most successful departments.

You

A property lawyer, you may have a range of sector exposure and/or an array of transactional experience. Alternatively, your current practice might be narrower and more focused. What is key here is your passion and ambition to play a key role in the development of the practice and your own career.

Excellent package and hybrid working arrangements on offer.