Company: Shoosmiths
Location: Leeds
Job Description:
Overview
In this role you will lead high‑level real estate advisory for development and investment projects across sectors such as industrial, office, logistics, retail and living. You will navigate the full development lifecycle from land acquisition to forward funding, construction contracts and disposal, delivering commercially robust, legally sound guidance. You will work closely with specialists across planning, environment, tax, construction and banking to manage risk and drive client success. The role offers clear progression in a people‑centric, innovative firm culture that values professional growth.
Pay / Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- competitive remuneration
- great working environment
- flexible range of benefits
Responsibilities
- Advise on complex property development and investment matters across core sectors
- Manage full development lifecycle: land acquisition, pre-lets, forward funding, construction contracting, and investment disposals
- Structure forward funding arrangements and support borrowing processes
- Lead strategic, commercially grounded legal advice to clients
- Provide proactive problem solving and strong negotiation and communication with clients and counterparties
- Collaborate with planning, environment, tax, construction and banking specialists as part of multi-disciplinary teams
Key requirements
- 8+ years PQE in commercial real estate
- Strong expertise in development and investment work across relevant sectors
- Solid foundation in real estate law
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Proactive, solution-oriented approach and ability to deliver strategic advice
- Experience advising developers, investors, funders, occupiers or public sector bodies
- communication
- negotiation
- proactivity
- commercial real estate law
- development lifecycle management
- land acquisition and pre-lets
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Posted: October 1st, 2026