Withers
Private Property Associate (NQ-3 PQE)
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Private Property Associate (NQ-3 PQE)
About Withers
A law firm focused on people, performance, and collaboration.
For the past 130 years, we have supported some of the world’s most remarkable people and organizations at defining moments in their lives.
We are united in our commitment to integrity, quality, and collaboration. We have a culture of high performance and deliver excellent service consistently across the firm. We provide tailored solutions built on trust and partner with our clients to achieve their goals.
Many of our clients are shaping the future and creating solutions to tackle many of the world’s problems. It makes for a fascinating and challenging practice.
Our role is to get to know each individual client, find out where they want to be, and help them to get there – whether they are building a business, buying a home, or protecting and defending their interests.
To meet their unique needs, we are exceptionally collaborative, working together across teams and time zones. And we are agile – focusing on strategy rather than rigid ideas and traditional hierarchy.
Join us to be part of a team that is always looking to the future. Where initiative, big ideas, and bold moves are always encouraged. Where you can truly be yourself.
The Department
Residential Property
Our global base includes clients buying and selling:
- Family homes
- City pied-à-terre
- Country estates and cottages
- Clients with international property interests
- Landed estate owners
- Residential developers
- Both individual and commercial investors building up residential real estate portfolios
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The Residential Property team advises both domestic and international clients on:
- Buying and selling residential real estate
- Residential development sites in the UK
- Acquisition and holding of real estate assets (including foreign jurisdictions)
- Tax-efficient structures for holding assets
- Negotiating and appointing designers, architects, and other professionals
- Obtaining necessary permits for properties
- Advising on short-term rental agreements for landlords and tenants
Landed Estates
The team also works on:
- Transactions involving estates, country houses, grouse moors
- Commercial needs of landed clients
- Innovative land use strategies (agriculture, commercial use, and development)
- Agricultural tenancies
- Boundary disputes
- Land development projects involving leisure and tourism
- Conservation and environmental considerations
The Role
The Private Property team has a high profile in both the landed estates and London residential property markets. We are recruiting for an Associate to join this pioneering team.
The team of over 20 lawyers—spanning multiple practice areas—provides multidisciplinary advice to landowners, including:
- Private rural property owners
- Includes historic estates with houses open to the public
- Newly acquired farms
This role will require coverage of a mixed caseload involving all aspects of Residential Property work.
⚠️ Notably, the successful candidate must:
- Have a passion for the property market
- Demonstrate a technical understanding of property law
- Capitalise on this opportunity to develop their career within a dynamic department
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Key Skills and Experience
- Currently admitted to practice in England & Wales (Pre-Qualification Examination –NQ opening stage or up to 3 years Post-Qualification Experience)
- Strong experience in broad residential property transactions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Effective team player mindset
- Enthusiastic, engaged, and relatable personality with solid interpersonal skills
- Proactive and responsible, capable of forming strong relationships across the firm
- Proficiency in technical nucleation, drafting, and research skills
- Willingness to engage directly with clients (both internal and external)
- Commercially minded and pragmatic thinking
- Strong IT proficiency (example: Word and Excel)
- Exceptionally strong academic record
The Essentials
- Working hours: Mon-Fri 9.30am – 5.30pm
- Flexibility is a must – often required adaptability
- Flexible benefits package
For further information, please contact the Recruitment Team.
Equal Opportunities Employment Statement
Withers ensures equal opportunities employment for all, considering all areas including recruitment and promotion. Decisions will be assessed fairly based on job requirements without consideration of:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender reassignment
- Marriage or civil partnership
- Pregnancy or maternity
- Race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin)
- Religion or belief
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
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