Mills & Reeve
Associate - Real Estate (0583)
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
We are looking for a solicitor to join the Mills & Reeve Real Estate National Service Line in our Cambridge Office.
The Role
We are looking for a solicitor to join the Mills & Reeve Real Estate National Service Line (“NSL”). Based in Cambridge, working under supervision, you will assist partners and other lawyers, undertaking a wide range of commercial property work with a focus towards investment and asset management work.
Areas Of Work Include
- Property investment acquisitions and disposals acting for both buyers and sellers.
- Acting for landlords and tenants in connection with the grant of new business leases on existing and newly constructed properties.
- Property due diligence in support of real estate finance and corporate transactions.
- General asset management work to include dealing with:
- surrenders
- asset management licences
- easements
- lease renewals
- Typical sectors include office, retail, science and technology, mixed-use and hotels and leisure.
Client Base
Our client base includes institutional investors and global investment funds, specialist investors and developers, family trusts and private offices, Oxbridge colleges and corporate occupiers with multi-site holdings. The nature of our work and our clients encourages the development of long lasting and fulfilling relationships with both clients and their agents and other advisors.
The Person
You will be newly qualified to 2 years PQE or equivalent experience in real estate work (commercial property), gained in a large regional or City law firm.
What Skills and Attributes Would I Need?
Essential:
- Degree (or equivalent)
- Strong technical grounding in real estate law, with a desire to build and deepen expertise
- Excellent written English, with the ability to produce clear, concise and well-structured drafting
- Effective time and matter management (including time recording and experience of financial matter management), with a systematic and organised approach to work
- High level of attention to detail
- Flexibility to work with and support multiple team members across matters
- Strong lateral thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A proactive and curious approach to the use of technology, including AI tools, to improve efficiency, consistency and client outcomes
- Willingness to embed legal technology into day-to-day practice (e.g. document automation, matter management tools, AI-assisted drafting/review), with a focus on practical implementation
- Ability to identify opportunities to streamline processes and reduce risk through the use of technology and data
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Desirable:
- Property management and development experience
- Exposure to or interest in legal technology, innovation initiatives or process improvement (e.g. use of document automation, AI tools or workflow optimisation)
The Activities
- Property investment acquisitions and disposals acting for both buyers and sellers.
- Acting for landlords and tenants in connection with the grant of new business leases on existing and newly constructed properties.
- Property due diligence in support of real estate finance and corporate transactions.
- General asset management work to include dealing with:
- surrenders
- asset management licences
- easements
- lease renewals
- Typical sectors include office, retail, science and technology, mixed-use and hotels and leisure.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The Benefits
As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.
Pre Employment Screening
If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
The Firm
Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.
We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.
By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. We're also ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!
Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day.
- We're ambitious - We aim high, we embrace new ideas and we're passionate about our work
- We're open - We communicate openly and honestly to build trust, and we do what's right
- We care - We're committed to each other, our clients, our communities and the planet
- We collaborate - We're easy to work with, we offer help willingly and we get things done – together
And finally
Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.
To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills