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Associate - Real Estate

Commercial Real EstateReal Estate
London
MARKET INDEX RECORD

Verified against the public source on 06 Nov 2026.

ROLE OVERVIEW FROM THE FIRM
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We have an opportunity for a Corporate Real Estate Associate with transactional experience from a leading practice to join our highly regarded, award-winning London Real Estate group in London. We are part of an international team with leading real estate practices in each of the main European and global jurisdictions. We advise European and global private equity real estate sponsors, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds on the full lifecycle of complex real estate transactions. The department and the firm place great emphasis on developing and supporting your career. Our training and know-how support is very highly regarded. Key Responsibilities • Advising on and managing UK and multi-jurisdictional real estate M&A, corporate wrapper transactions, joint ventures, co-investments and consortium arrangements across all real estate asset classes. • Structuring and advising on corporate and joint venture holding structures, including Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), limited partnerships, unit trusts, private equity real estate funds, and bespoke open- and closed-ended fund structures. • Leading on major real estate asset acquisitions, lettings and disposals, portfolio transactions, sale-and-leasebacks, and operational real estate transactions. • Advising on complex development and regeneration projects, including site acquisition, development agreements, forward funding and forward sales. • Collaborating with Corporate/M&A, Finance, Tax and Disputes teams on the property aspects of major corporate transactions, public M&A, financings, flotations and restructurings. • Taking a proactive role in business development, client relationship management, knowledge management and pitching for new mandates. Competencies • Qualified as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales, or holding an equivalent qualification from a recognised common law jurisdiction. • Ideally 2-4 years post-qualification experience (PQE) at a leading corporate real estate practice, covering all aspects of transactional real estate work, ideally with significant cross-border experience and with experience acting for private equity real

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Discipline
Legal
Role type
Fee-earner
Practice focus
Commercial Real Estate
Practice group
Real Estate