Real Estate Partner

Are you stuck in a top heavy department with little chances for career progression? Do you want to be a Real Estate Partner at one of the biggest, internationally recognised and award winning Top 50 law firms outside of the City?

This firm have an excellent reputation, top tier departments across the board, renowned for their excellent client care, internal progression, wealth of knowledge, and a quality of work that rivals London firms'.

They have a modern and innovative marketing strategy, attract some of the brightest and technologically savvy minds in the market, and you will lead City quality, Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners ranked Partners and Solicitors.

The Firm

Since joining this Top 50 firm, the national Head of Real Estate has substantially grown and lead the department to an exciting cross roads. He has a reputation at his previous firm for growing the Real Estate department by increasing revenue by £50 million in an impressive timescale.

Unlike a lot of city firms that use their London office to fund their International expansions, refreshingly, this firm is deeply woven into the UK Real Estate market and it is domestic real estate matters which is their core focus. There is an ambitious growth agenda for the department, and refreshingly a strong management team.

You will find an innovative, forward-thinking and dynamic team which are entrepreneurial and have a reputation for taking away work from others firms, due to their unique offering.

This practice place people at the heart of their business, they have a reputation of nurturing and developing legal talent. They are multi-award winning and the growing number of accolades they continue to win is good testament to their focus on quality. The firm is top tier across a number of areas in the legal 500.

Standing at over 2000 members of staff firm wide with a network of over 10 offices, this firm are busy and growing making now an exciting time to join.

The Role

The firm are looking to recruit a Real Estate Partner into their impressive and growing Leeds City Centre office.

This role would perhaps suit a senior candidate looking for a step up in terms of responsibility, who might have hit a glass ceiling interim of progression in their current firm, equally this would be an excellent opportunity for a Real Estate Partner seeking a role perhaps with a Real Estate department whose focus is the UK market that are innovative, ambitious and growing.

You will work at the forefront of this growing team, working alongside the other Partners to drive the department forwards.

You will deal with a broad range of work of varying sizes and industry sector, which will make for a much more interesting role, the work will include; Development work, Landlord and tenant, Commercial sales and purchases and Commercial Leases.

Requirements

• You will be a Real Estate Solicitor with at least 8 years PQE (there is no upper limit regarding the amount of PQE)
• You will have worked for a well-known Real Estate team
• A strong technical knowledge is essential
• You should be a commercially minded individual
• Salary is competitive and dependent on your background, plus an industry leading benefits package

This is an excellent opportunity for a Real Estate Partner to join this legal 500 ranked Real Estate department of a Top 50 firm based in Leeds.

Apply now for immediate consideration or feel free to call me for an initial confidential conversation.