Solicitor – Real Estate – Cardiff – 2 Years PQE

Overview

In this role you support partners and senior lawyers on a broad range of commercial real estate matters within a fast-growing Cardiff team. You will handle transactions across acquisitions, disposals, leasing, development, and property finance, contributing to high-quality client service. The position offers hybrid working, clear progression, and exposure to complex, high-value matters, with a collaborative, inclusive culture. You will help maintain precedents and support compliance and client onboarding, shaping the firm’s real estate practice.

Pay / Benefits

• A supportive, collaborative and inclusive working environment
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Clear progression pathways and ongoing professional development
• Exposure to a wide range of commercial real estate transactions
• Opportunities to work on complex, high value matters across diverse sectors

Responsibilities

• Assist with acquisitions and disposals
• Manage leasing and landlord/tenant matters
• Support development and regeneration projects
• Coordinate property finance transactions
• Prepare Land Registry applications and correspondence
• Draft engrossments and transactional documents under supervision
• Assist with CPSEs and due diligence
• Support post-completion processes (SDLT/LTT filings, requisitions)
• Maintain transaction records and priority searches
• Prepare data room documentation and client reporting
• Update precedents, checklists and templates
• Support compliance, conflicts checks and client onboarding

Key requirements

• Minimum 2 years PQE in commercial real estate
• Experience at a City, national or strong regional firm
• Exposure to advising developers, landlords, tenants, investors and occupiers
• Strong drafting, analytical and legal research skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Proactive, organised and commercially aware approach
• Willingness to support trainees and junior colleagues
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal IT systems

• strong communication
• team collaboration
• attention to detail
• drafting
• legal research
• due diligence

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