Real Estate Senior Associate/Principal Associate

Reputable, top 50 international law firm, Leeds.

• Salary DOE £60,000-£75,000
• Flexible working, work life balance
• Progression opportunities
• Holidays start at 25 days plus Bank Holidays, can purchase more
• Birthday off in addition and £50 voucher
• Dental and health care schemes

I am delighted to bring to your attention a new opportunity for a Real Estate Senior Associate/Principal Associate within the Real Estate department of a well-established law firm based in Leeds city centre.

This highly reputable firm is a well-established top 50 international law firm with various locations throughout the UK and an international network, who offer fantastic progression opportunities.

Their national housebuilder team is seeking a Senior Associate or Principal Associate to work with their varied and dynamic clients as they help deliver the Government’s ambitious new housing targets. The successful candidate will, as part of an experienced team of specialist lawyers, work with FTSE-listed household names as well as other national and regional developers. The ideal candidate will have the opportunity to finesse their technical skills and commercial awareness in a role that will require them to lead transactions, particularly immediate land acquisitions and strategic options. They will help manage, nurture and develop the skills of junior colleagues whilst helping senior colleagues to manage key client relationships.

The successful candidate will have significant experience of working with housebuilders, ideally PLC household names, in acquiring sites for development. They will be adept at supervising junior colleagues, will work collaboratively with colleagues across the national team and will have excellent attention to detail. They will enthusiastically participate in helping us nurture and grow our client relationships through day to day engagement with clients, helping senior colleagues run such relationships and representing the firm at events and leading business development initiatives.

You will be supporting both local colleagues and the wider national team and they will provide you with every opportunity to develop your career to the next level and beyond.

The team

Their Real Estate group is one of the largest real estate teams in the UK, advising an impressive range of clients including commercial and residential developers, investors, major corporate occupiers and banks/funders. Offering exceptional market knowledge the team holds an outstanding reputation with clients and the market generally. “Clients are full of admiration for this team, noting it combines outstanding technical expertise with a “very” responsive service” (Chambers).

The firm

They have an outstanding benefits package to complement their competitive remuneration system. In addition to the competitive salaries, great working environment and high-quality work, they believe that all staff should be rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of the firm through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits.

As well as joining a reputable firm and being part of a high performing team, they offer top quality training and development including the opportunity to gain further qualifications in house.

To apply for this Real Estate Senior Associate/Principal Associate role please send a copy of your CV to Adam Dell’Armi at or alternatively give me a call on to discuss any further opportunities.

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