Senior Real Estate Finance Lawyer

Overview

In this role you will advise lenders, sponsors and developers on sophisticated real estate finance matters, within a collaborative Banking & Finance team. You’ll handle investment, development and cross-border financings while building strong client relationships. You’ll mentor junior lawyers and contribute to business development, shaping the practice and growth of real estate finance. The opportunity combines high-quality work with professional development and flexible, hybrid working. You’ll join a culture focused on wellbeing, excellence and stakeholder collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• Performance-related bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension contribution
• Holiday entitlement with options to buy/sell leave
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Wellbeing support and initiatives

Responsibilities

• Advise on investment and development financings
• Handle portfolio and multi-asset financings
• Manage acquisition and refinancing transactions
• Oversee cross-border real estate finance matters
• Work on corporate real estate-backed lending structures
• Lead complex borrower and lender-side mandates
• Collaborate with Real Estate, Construction, Planning, Tax and Corporate teams
• Develop long-term client relationships and mentor junior colleagues
• Support business development and contribute to practice growth

Key requirements

• Strong experience advising on real estate finance transactions
• Experience acting for lenders, borrowers or both
• Strong drafting, negotiation and transaction management skills
• Ability to manage matters with autonomy
• Experience supporting and developing more junior lawyers
• Proactive and collaborative approach to working with colleagues and clients
• Qualification as a solicitor in England & Wales or Scotland
• PQE 6+

• Client relationship building
• Collaboration
• Mentoring juniors
• Real estate finance transactions
• Drafting and negotiation
• Transaction management

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