Senior Associate- Real Estate

Overview

In this Senior Associate role, you will support a leading London real estate team across a wide range of commercial real estate transactions. You will work with cross-border colleagues on UK and international matters, including development, joint ventures, and acquisitions/disposals. The position offers exposure to asset/portfolio management and landlord-tenant advisory within a globally expanding practice. You will help shape high-stakes deals and contribute to an award-winning legal service.

Pay / Benefits

• highly competitive salary and benefits package

Responsibilities

• Handle a variety of commercial real estate transactions (acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures)
• Draft, review and negotiate sale/purchase contracts, transfers, easements, licences, and leases
• Perform due diligence and certificates/reports on title
• Support asset/portfolio management and landlord/tenant leasing advice
• Collaborate with project teams across construction, tax, finance, corporate, and planning (UK and international)
• Contribute to development transactions where relevant

Key requirements

• Proven transactional background in real estate
• Asset management experience preferred
• Experience with investment-based disposals and acquisitions, including corporate share acquisitions
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial real estate documents
• Due diligence experience including title certificates/reports
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams domestically and internationally
• Understanding of development transactions is useful but not essential

• strong communication
• team collaboration
• attention to detail
• commercial real estate transactions
• due diligence
• drafting and negotiating contracts and leases

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