JMC Legal Recruitment
Real Estate Associate

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Real Estate Associate | 1+ Years PQE | Top 20 International Firm | Manchester
A standout opportunity for a Real Estate Solicitor looking for a bigger platform, working on multimillion pound transactions for some of the largest investors in the country with real responsibility and genuine client exposure from day one.
The Firm
A future facing international practice with a network spanning more than 40 countries, combining deep local market knowledge with genuine global reach. Consistently ranked at the very top of the market for Real Estate, Manchester operates as one of its principal UK Real Estate hubs, handling the kind of mandates that would usually sit in London for major institutional investors and developers.
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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The culture is collaborative and built around developing people, with real investment in associates from the point they join and an award winning team that reflects the quality of what is produced here.
The Role
You will join a Tier 1 Legal 500 ranked Real Estate team in Manchester, handling a varied caseload spanning major retail, mixed use and office developments, property financing, commercial landlord and tenant matters, portfolio acquisitions and disposals and corporate support work for an impressive roster of institutional investors, funds and major developers.


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At this level the focus shifts from supporting transactions to running them, from heads of terms through to completion, and you will be given the scope to make that step properly with strong support behind you throughout.
Your work will also extend to alternative asset classes including student accommodation, hotels, leisure and PRS, with genuine encouragement to build client relationships, contribute to business development and shape the direction your career takes within one of the strongest Real Estate platforms in the country.
The Ideal Candidate
Real Estate Associate with 1+ PQE
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