Senior Associate – Transactional Real Estate

Company: Michelmores Solicitors
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Location: Exeter
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you support a leading Real Estate TRE team focused on residential development. You will handle acquisitions and disposals for developers and landowners, and contribute to strategic land matters and complex development-related issues. You’ll work in a flexible, collaborative culture that values growth, client relationships, and commercial thinking. This is an opportunity to deepen expertise in residential development while helping the firm expand its offering in this sector.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible working patterns
  • hybrid working
  • open and collaborative environment
  • equal opportunities employer
  • balance between work and personal life
  • opportunity to work across multiple offices

Responsibilities

  • Residential development acquisitions and disposals for developers and landowners
  • Disposals and acquisitions of affordable housing for developers and registered providers
  • Support on strategic land matters including promotion agreements and options for long-term development potential
  • Handling development-related matters such as overage arrangements, title due diligence, conditional contracts, easements, and tenancies

Key requirements

  • At least 5 PQE in a commercial real estate practice
  • Experience or clear interest in residential development sector
  • Interest in business development and building client/colleague relationships that rely on trust and collaboration
  • Client relationship building
  • Trust and collaboration
  • Commercial mindset
  • Residential development law
  • Commercial real estate
  • Strategic land development, promotion agreements and options

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Posted: September 14th, 2026