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Senior Affordable Housing Solicitor (6+ PQE) Birmingham Leading National Law Firm
Affordable Housing Solicitor, 6+ Years PQE, Birmingham, GBP Excellent + Benefits. An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced Real Estate Solicitor to join the market-leading Affordable Housing team of this award-winning national law firm. Ranked by both Chambers UK and The Legal 500, this highly regarded practice advises some of the biggest names in the affordable housing sector on complex, high-value development and investment projects.
To register your interest, contact Theresa Lucas at eNL Legal on 454 quoting Job Ref: TL9999.
The Role
Joining one of the UK's largest and most respected Housing, Development and Regeneration teams, you will advise an outstanding client base of registered providers, institutional investors, developers, and public sector organisations on a broad range of affordable housing transactions.
- Responsibilities:
- Work on high-profile matters including acquisitions and disposals, Section 106 transactions, development agreements, grant funding arrangements, portfolio acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate support work, and institutional investment into the affordable housing sector.
- Play a key role in delivering commercially focused advice on some of the sectors most significant projects.
- Work closely with colleagues across planning, construction, finance, tax, and corporate teams.
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With continued investment in the team and a buoyant market driven by increased investment and government-backed housing initiatives, this is an exciting opportunity to join a practice offering excellent quality work and genuine long-term career prospects.
The Candidate
Applications are sought from Solicitors with a minimum of six years PQE gained within affordable housing, residential development, commercial property, or a related real estate discipline. You will possess strong technical skills, commercial awareness, and a genuine enthusiasm for building long-term client relationships.
- Requirements:
- Ambitious, proactive, and keen to play an active role in the continued growth of a thriving practice.
- Whether you already specialise in affordable housing or are looking to transition from a broader commercial property or development background, this firm offers the support and opportunities to further develop your expertise.
The Firm
This leading national law firm has earned an outstanding reputation for its expertise across the real estate sector and is consistently recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces. Combining high-quality work with a genuinely supportive culture, the firm is committed to investing in its people through tailored training, structured career development, and clear progression opportunities. You'll enjoy working alongside recognised market leaders on nationally significant projects within a collaborative and inclusive environment.
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On Offer
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Hybrid working
- Private medical insurance
- Generous pension
- Life assurance
- Enhanced family-friendly benefits
- The opportunity to take a three-month sabbatical every five years
- Outstanding long-term career progression within one of the UK's leading affordable housing teams
How
Contact Penny Trotman at eNL Legal on 454 for a confidential discussion or quoting Job Ref: PT 4480
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation.
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