Senior Real Estate Lawyer

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP in Leeds is seeking a senior real estate lawyer to join our nationally recognised Real Estate practice. You will lead complex property transactions for high-profile clients across retail, hospitality, leisure and investment sectors.

You'll manage multi-party acquisitions and disposals, advise on landlord and tenant matters, and mentor junior lawyers in a fast-paced, commercially driven environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years PQE as a Solicitor in England & Wales.
• Strong academic background and top-tier firm training.
• Experience mentoring or managing junior lawyers.
• Landlord and Tenant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex real estate transactions, including multi-party and multi-jurisdictional acquisitions and disposals.
• Advise on landlord and tenant matters and portfolio management.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to strategic growth.

Skills

Real estate expertise

Mentoring junior lawyers

Client-facing

Education

Qualified solicitor in England & Wales

Job description

We're continuing to grow our nationally recognised Real Estate practice, and our Leeds team are now looking for a talented senior lawyer to join us. With over 200 fee earners across 8 UK offices, we're a major force in the market—but it's our people, our insight, and our commercial approach that truly set us apart.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with high-profile clients including developers, asset managers, property companies, PLC occupiers, charities, and both public and private investors on their most high profile and significant transactions. You'll be involved in complex, high-value transactions across the full lifecycle of real estate investment and asset management, with the support of a dynamic and collaborative team.

What will I be doing?

In this role, you'll lead and manage complex real estate transactions, including multi-party and multi-jurisdictional acquisitions and disposals, while advising on landlord and tenant matters and portfolio management. You'll work closely with clients in a fast-paced, commercially driven environment, mentor junior team members, and contribute to the team's strategic growth. Your client base will span key sectors such as retail, hospitality, leisure, and strategic land, offering a diverse and rewarding workload.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for a high-calibre real estate lawyer with at least 6 years' post-qualified experience as a Solicitor in England & Wales, a strong academic background and training from a top-tier firm. You'll bring proven expertise in real estate investment transactions, including complex acquisitions and disposals, and ideally have experience in landlord and tenant matters, portfolio or multi-party work.

To be successful this role you'll need as a minimum:

• 6+ years PQE as a Solicitor in England & Wales
• Strong academic background and top-tier firm training
• Experience mentoring or managing junior lawyers
• Landlord and Tenant experience

What makes it great to work here?

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working.

Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, neurodiversity, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about DEI at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

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