Gleeson Recruitment Group
Real Estate - Senior Associate / Legal Director
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Real Estate Senior Associate / Legal Director
Birmingham & other office locations | Highly Flexible Working
I'm working with a highly regarded UK law firm that is continuing to invest in and grow its Real Estate practice, with an opportunity for an experienced Legal Director / senior Real Estate lawyer to join the team.
This is a senior opportunity for someone who wants to combine high-quality development and regeneration work with genuine client exposure, autonomy and the opportunity to play a meaningful role in the growth of a national practice.
The opportunity
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Advise on major real estate development and regeneration projects
- Take a leading role on complex transactions and projects
- Develop and strengthen existing client relationships
- Play an active role in business development and growing your own practice
- Work closely with senior colleagues across the wider Real Estate and Projects teams
- Support the continued growth and development of the practice
- Mentor and support more junior lawyers within the team
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About you
The team is open to experienced lawyers from a Commercial Property, Real Estate or Development background.
Ideally, you will have:
- Strong experience across commercial property and/or development
- Experience handling complex development transactions
- Confidence dealing directly with sophisticated clients
- A strong commercial and pragmatic approach
- An interest in business development and building client relationships
What's on offer?
- A senior position within a high-performing and growing Real Estate practice
- High-quality, complex development and regeneration work
- Excellent exposure to senior clients and major projects
- Strong progression and long-term career prospects
- No mandated office attendance - genuinely flexible working
- Competitive salary and benefits package
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This is a strong opportunity for a senior Real Estate lawyer who wants the quality of work associated with a national firm, but with the flexibility, autonomy and opportunity to make a visible impact that can sometimes be harder to find at this level.
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