Real Estate Finance Solicitor

Overview

In this role you will support a nationally recognised Real Estate Finance team in Bournemouth, working on a range of property-backed lending transactions. You’ll collaborate with partners and senior lawyers to provide practical, client-focused advice to lenders and borrowers. The role offers structured mentoring and a clear path to increasing responsibility, with exposure to major banks, developments, and buy-to-let financing. This is an opportunity to develop broad expertise in real estate finance within a supportive, long-established firm.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid working
• Prime South Coast location
• Friendly, pragmatic working culture
• Structured mentoring and training
• Work-life balance considered important

Responsibilities

• Advise lender and borrower clients on commercial funding arrangements and property security
• Manage a caseload of secured lending transactions across commercial, residential, buy-to-let, and development funding
• Draft and negotiate finance documents for property transactions
• Advise on planning and security considerations in property-backed finance
• Handle post-completion loan management: leases consents, deeds of priority, security amendments
• Serve as a key client contact, building relationships and identifying value-add opportunities

Key requirements

• NQ to 3 years PQE
• Previous experience in residential and/or commercial property matters
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
• Commercial, solutions-led mindset with client-focused approach
• Confidence in building and maintaining client relationships
• Proactive team player with initiative and responsibility
• High attention to detail and ability to manage a busy caseload
• Enthusiasm for property finance

• client relationship management
• clear communication
• team collaboration
• property finance
• drafting and negotiating finance documents
• planning and security considerations

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