Associate – Real Estate Disputes – Bristol – 1-4 Years PQE

Overview

In this role, you join a national disputes practice focusing on real estate conflicts, handling both commercial and high-value residential matters. You will work within a specialist Real Estate Disputes team, advising on strategy and managing casework across litigation, mediation and arbitration. You’ll collaborate with other real estate and planning teams to support major clients, including banks and investment firms. This is a high-quality, collaborative environment where you can develop a versatile dispute resolution skillset and contribute to cross-department initiatives.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Private medical insurance
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Clear career progression pathways

Responsibilities

• Advise on pre-action strategy, risk and asset management
• Handle commercial and residential property disputes
• Manage mediation, arbitration and litigation processes
• Collaborate with real estate, planning and other non-contentious teams
• Support major institutional clients and high net worth individuals
• Manage own caseload with appropriate supervision
• Contribute to team projects and cross-department collaboration

Key requirements

• 1-4 years’ PQE in real estate disputes or commercial property litigation
• Experience advising on commercial and/or high-value residential property matters
• Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills
• Ability to manage a varied and complex workload
• Collaborative, proactive and commercially minded approach
• Strong interpersonal skills and confidence working with major clients
• SRA registered solicitor
• Exposure to built environment sector is advantageous but not essential

• collaborative
• proactive
• commercially minded
• real estate disputes
• commercial property litigation
• pre-action strategy

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