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Real Estate Senior Associate/Legal Director Housing and Regeneration
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Senior Associate / Legal Director – Housing & Regeneration
Location: Manchester | Hybrid working
A market-leading national law firm is seeking an ambitious Senior Associate or Legal Director to join its highly regarded Housing and Regeneration team — one of the fastest-growing practices in the sector.
The Role
This is a hands-on, client-facing position with real responsibility from day one, covering a broad range of development work including:
- Affordable housing development transactions (s.106 schemes, golden brick, turnkey and package deals)
- Strategic land acquisitions and disposals
- Conditional contracts, options, promotion agreements, overage and collaboration agreements
- Leasehold structures, funding arrangements and portfolio management for registered providers
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You'll take full ownership of transactions from instruction to completion, act as day-to-day lead contact for clients, manage a busy caseload against tight timescales, and support the development of junior team members.
About You
- Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered), confident running transactions independently
- Strong experience in residential development and/or affordable housing work
- Commercially minded, with the ability to balance legal risk and practical solutions
- Proactive, organised and able to build credibility with clients quickly
- Comfortable supporting and supervising more junior lawyers
The Team
You'll join a Housing and Regeneration team of 25 sitting within one of the UK's largest real estate groups (180-strong nationally), acting for registered providers and developer clients on complex, high-value transactions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Why Apply
- High-quality, varied work with leading registered providers and developers
- Strong national reputation and ambitious growth plans
- Genuine progression and long-term career development
- Competitive salary, annual pay review, and a strong flexible benefits package including up to 30 days' holiday and private medical insurance
- Fully flexible, hybrid working culture
Interested? Get in touch for a confidential conversation - joegregory@thinklegalrecruitment.com
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