Associate (Knowledge) – Real Estate – 2+ PQE – Bristol

Overview

As Associate in the Real Estate Knowledge team, you will advance the firm’s knowledge strategy and enable the Real Estate group to work efficiently. You will create and refine precedents, manage resources, and lead internal training for trainees, junior lawyers, and wider teams. You will monitor developments, support tender responses, and drive process improvements and knowledge-sharing initiatives. This role combines legal expertise with training and knowledge management to support high-quality client service.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual review
• 25 days’ holiday (rising to 30 with service)
• Private medical insurance
• Extensive flexible benefits scheme
• Fully flexible working and hybrid arrangements
• Supportive, inclusive culture with wellbeing and work/life balance

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the 2030 Knowledge Plan
• Create and maintain precedents; manage subscription-provider precedents
• Design and deliver internal training for trainees, junior lawyers and wider teams
• Support knowledge sharing sessions and capture lessons learned
• Contribute to training for new joiners and client-facing training
• Monitor legal developments and update internal guidance
• Ensure team resources are accessible and well-organised
• Identify efficiencies through process improvement or technology
• Draft internal legal insights and external articles
• Support responses to tenders and specific legal queries
• Collaborate with Knowledge Lawyers across other practice groups

Key requirements

• 2+ years’ PQE in Real Estate
• Strong technical knowledge of Real Estate law
• Excellent drafting and research skills
• Ability to analyse and communicate complex information clearly
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• Confidence working independently and collaboratively
• Proactive, client-focused mindset
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• strong communication
• team collaboration
• proactive mindset
• Real Estate knowledge
• drafting
• research

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