Senior Associate – Real Estate Transactional

Fieldfisher; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Birmingham seeks a Senior Associate to join their Real Estate Transactional team. The successful candidate will manage commercial real estate assets, work on development sites, and liaise with clients regularly. 5+ years of experience and a qualification from a recognized firm are essential for this fast-paced position, along with strong knowledge of English Land Law.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Life assurance & income protection

Flexi-gym discounts

Season ticket loans

Bike-to-work loans

Qualifications

• 5+ years post qualification experience in real estate transactional matters.
• Qualification from a well-known real estate firm with relevant seat.
• Hands-on work experience with client management skills.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and dispose of commercial real estate assets.
• Assemble sites for development with litigation and planning teams.
• Manage individual properties and portfolios.

Skills

Client management

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Knowledge of English Land Law

Knowledge of Landlord and Tenant law

Education

Qualified solicitor

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Posted:

12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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The Vacancy

The Team

The Real Estate transactional teamdeal with some of the UK's largest and most high-profile deals acting for developers, investors, funders and major occupiers across a number of sectors.

Our clients include international funds, developers in the life sciences, Logistics and housebuilding sectors and corporate occupiers in the retail, office and manufacturing sectors.

We are keen to appoint an experienced Senior Associate to join our established Real Estate Transactional team.

Responsibilities

• Acquiring and disposing of commercial real estate assets.
• Assembling sites for development and working closely with our property litigation and planning teams to come up with and implementing comprehensive VP and delivery strategies
• The asset management of individual properties and portfolios including the granting of agreements for lease, leases and licences, lease renewals and rent reviews.
• Supporting our colleagues in the corporate department on the real estate aspects of corporate transactions
• Assisting on large scale portfolio transactions including dealing with certificates of title.
• High levels of client contact and client liaison responsibilities.

Key Skills & Experience

• Qualified solicitor with 5years + post qualification experience in real estate transactional matters, including Landlord and Tenant matters.
• Qualification from another well-known real estate firm with at least one 6 month seat in the real estate department during traineeship
• Relevant ‘hands-on’ work experience and client management skills.
• Good knowledge of English Land Law and Landlord and Tenant law.
• Strong interpersonal skills and sound time/case management skills.
• Positive mind-set and capable of working well with colleagues at all levels.

Inclusiveness and Diversity

At Fieldfisher, led by the social model of disability, we are working towards removing accessibility barriers and maximising disability and neurodiversity inclusion in our recruitment processes.

Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact a member of Fieldfisher's Recruitment Team who will work with you to implement suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are treated in the strictest of confidence and we would appreciate your feedback to ensure we can provide an accessible and enjoyable recruitment process.

For accessibility information on our Birmingham offices, please visit our website:

What can we offer you?

Our people are at the core of what we do. Fieldfisher's benefits package is designed to enable all colleagues to thrive in an inclusive and supportive environment. These benefits range from private health insurance, life assurance & income protection, flexi-gym discounts, season ticket loans, bike-to-work loans and much more.

This office in particular has become renowned for working closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the UK and international Fieldfisher Networks and has a future of growth and potential. Our hybrid-working model enables our people to work alongside our Business Support Professionals, Lawyers and Partners supporting major project work in key areas such as Tech, Litigation and Competition in an open plan workspace that encourages a sense of camaraderie.

We understand the importance of collaboration outside of work with lots of different clubs and networks for our people to get involved in, including quiz nights, book club, choir, firm-funded yoga, fitness challenges, football teams, and inclusive events with our nominated charity partners. If you would like to know more, chat with our recruitment team or visit our social media channels to see for yourself!

We’re a firm with real entrepreneurial drive and we don’t believe in squashing people’s individuality. We want you to use your unique talents and experiences to help the firm grow. You can only do that by being yourself. And working closely and collaboratively with people throughout the firm. That’s why we foster a culture that encourages you to be yourself.

We’ll give you bespoke support to develop your own career. Whether that’s through allowing you to “access all areas” across the firm, funding you through training for professional development qualifications, or making sure youhave a structured career plan, we’ll make sure your talents are being nurtured.

How to apply

Enter your email address on the job advert and press the 'apply now' button to submit your CV and to start your application.

Please note that we recruit on a rolling basis, meaning that your application will most likely be reviewed before the application deadline. We will continue to accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

The Firm

Fieldfisher is Times Top 20 Law Firm, a highly commended firm in the European Financial Times Innovative Lawyers rankings and is repeatedly nominated for awards in areas including dispute resolution, M&A and IP. Many of our lawyers are recognised by legal directories as leading professionals in their areas of specialism and we are top two-ranked in a number of our key practice areas.

Our network spans over 1,800 people across 26 international offices in 12 countries.

We operate across our offices in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Beijing, Belfast (2), Berlin, Birmingham, Bologna, Brussels, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Turin, Venice, Vienna and Silicon Valley.

Fieldfisher aims to ensure equality of opportunity and we are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff. All applications will only be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.