Real Estate Managing Associate (5+ PQE)
Location: Manchester
Practice: Commercial Real Estate
A leading international law firm is looking to recruit a Managing Associate (5+ PQE) to join its market-leading Real Estate team in Manchester.
This is a standout opportunity to work within one of the largest and most active real estate practices in the UK, advising major investors, developers and institutions on complex, high-profile projects across a range of sectors.
The Role
You will take a senior role within the team, managing your own caseload while also working closely with partners on large-scale and high-value transactions.
Your work will include:
- Advising on investment, development, acquisitions and disposals
- Acting on landlord & tenant, asset management and property portfolio matters
- Supporting major regeneration, infrastructure and development projects
- Leading transactions and managing key workstreams from instruction through to completion
- Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers
- Contributing to business development and client relationship growth
You will work on projects spanning office, retail, leisure and large-scale regeneration schemes, often involving nationally significant developments.
The Team
The Real Estate team is one of the firm’s largest and most established divisions, advising a wide range of clients including institutional investors, developers, funders and major occupiers.
The Manchester team works on some of the most high-profile transactions in the region, combining strong transactional expertise with a commercial, business-focused approach.
The practice is also highly innovative, leveraging legal technology and data-driven tools to enhance transaction delivery and client service.
The Candidate
- UK qualified solicitor with 5+ years’ PQE in commercial real estate
- Experience across investment, development, asset management or landlord & tenant work
- Strong technical and transaction management skills
- Experience supervising junior lawyers or leading workstreams
- Commercially minded with an interest in client development and business growth
Why Consider This Opportunity
- Join a top-tier real estate practice with a dominant regional presence
- Work on high-profile and complex development and investment projects
- Strong platform for career progression into senior leadership roles
- Collaborative, well-resourced team with strong partner support
- Exposure to market-leading clients and long-term strategic projects
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior real estate lawyer looking to step into a visible, leadership-oriented role within a high-performing Manchester team, combining quality work with genuine progression.
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Location: Manchester
Practice: Commercial Real Estate
A leading international law firm is looking to recruit a Managing Associate (5+ PQE) to join its market-leading Real Estate team in Manchester.
This is a standout opportunity to work within one of the largest and most active real estate practices in the UK, advising major investors, developers and institutions on complex, high-profile projects across a range of sectors.
The Role
You will take a senior role within the team, managing your own caseload while also working closely with partners on large-scale and high-value transactions.
Your work will include:
- Advising on investment, development, acquisitions and disposals
- Acting on landlord & tenant, asset management and property portfolio matters
- Supporting major regeneration, infrastructure and development projects
- Leading transactions and managing key workstreams from instruction through to completion
- Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers
- Contributing to business development and client relationship growth
You will work on projects spanning office, retail, leisure and large-scale regeneration schemes, often involving nationally significant developments.
The Team
The Real Estate team is one of the firm’s largest and most established divisions, advising a wide range of clients including institutional investors, developers, funders and major occupiers.
The Manchester team works on some of the most high-profile transactions in the region, combining strong transactional expertise with a commercial, business-focused approach.
The practice is also highly innovative, leveraging legal technology and data-driven tools to enhance transaction delivery and client service.
The Candidate
- UK qualified solicitor with 5+ years’ PQE in commercial real estate
- Experience across investment, development, asset management or landlord & tenant work
- Strong technical and transaction management skills
- Experience supervising junior lawyers or leading workstreams
- Commercially minded with an interest in client development and business growth
Why Consider This Opportunity
- Join a top-tier real estate practice with a dominant regional presence
- Work on high-profile and complex development and investment projects
- Strong platform for career progression into senior leadership roles
- Collaborative, well-resourced team with strong partner support
- Exposure to market-leading clients and long-term strategic projects
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior real estate lawyer looking to step into a visible, leadership-oriented role within a high-performing Manchester team, combining quality work with genuine progression.
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