Associate – Healthcare Real Estate – Bristol – 3-5 years PQE

Overview

In this role you will support healthcare real estate transactions within a top-tier firm, focusing on acquisitions, disposals, development, and financing. You will collaborate across departments on multidisciplinary projects, manage client relationships, and contribute to business development. The position offers hybrid working from Bristol with growth and mentoring opportunities in a respected practice. You will help shape healthcare property matters at scale and drive client-focused outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holiday (+5 via purchase)
• discretionary bonus
• pension and life assurance
• private medical insurance
• cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities

• Advise on acquisitions, disposals, development projects, and real estate finance
• Support health and social care transactions across independent hospitals, retirement living, and primary care
• Draft and negotiate asset and share purchase agreements; conduct due diligence
• Prepare reports on title, certificates of title, and advice notes
• Collaborate with colleagues across departments on multi-disciplinary projects
• Manage existing client relationships and contribute to business development
• Mentor junior lawyers and support team growth

Key requirements

• 3-5 years PQE
• ideally experience in healthcare or social care property
• strong technical knowledge and drafting skills
• confidence in client-facing work and relationship building
• excellent communication and project management abilities
• proactive, commercial mindset and collaborative approach
• enthusiasm for business development and sector engagement

• client-facing
• communication
• project management
• drafting of agreements
• due diligence
• title reports and certificates of title

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