Real Estate Legal Director

Hybrid in Leeds·Added 1 month ago (last checked 15 Oct)

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Michael Page UK

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Overview

Salary: £90,000 - £115,000 a year
About £5,230 - £6,190 a month after tax.
Work mode: Hybrid, Leeds
Contract: Permanent contract
Experience: 8+ years
Holiday: 27 days holiday
Pension: 5% employer pension

Skills

Requirements

The Real Estate Legal Director should be:* A solicitor with around 8+ years PQE

* Experienced in commercial real estate with a strong background in development and investment work

* Able to demonstrate experience across the full development life cycle

* Experienced in areas such as land acquisition, pre lets, forward funding, forward commitments and investment transactions

* Commercially minded with a strong understanding of the legal and commercial drivers affecting clients

* An excellent communicator and negotiator who can build strong relationships with clients

* Confident handling complex transactions with a high degree of autonomy

* Proactive, pragmatic and solutions focused in their approach

* Comfortable working with colleagues across multiple specialist disciplines

* Interested in developing their career within a large national law firm

Pay & benefits

Salary ranging from £90,000 to £115,000
27 days of holiday leave.
5% pension contribution.
Performance-related bonus.
Hybrid working arrangement.
Private medical insurance.
Life assurance.

If you're interested in this role, apply now.

The role

Summary

This is an excellent opportunity for a Real Estate Legal Director to join a highly regarded national law firm in Leeds, working on commercial property matters across development, investment and corporate occupier work. You will have the opportunity to play a key role within a growing team, advising clients across a broad range of sectors while developing your career within a progressive and people focused environment.

Join a national law firm with large growth plans
Work on high quality development and investment work

About Our Client

Our client is a national law firm with a strong reputation for delivering commercially focused legal advice to major organisations, investors, developers and businesses across the UK. With revenue exceeding £200m and more than 1,000 employees, the firm has the scale and resources of a major national practice while retaining a strong focus on people and client relationships.

Job Description

The Real Estate Legal Director will be:* Advising clients on complex commercial property development and investment matters

* Handling a broad range of real estate transactions, with a particular focus on development and investment

* Advising throughout the development life cycle, from conditional land acquisition through to disposal

* Working with clients with pre let agreements, forward funding and forward commitment arrangements

* Advising on the acquisition and disposal of completed investments

* Working closely with specialists across planning, construction, tax, environmental law and banking

* Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders

* Providing commercially focused advice and helping clients manage legal and transactional risk

* Identifying opportunities to develop client relationships and contribute to the firm's wider business objectives

The Successful Applicant

What's on Offer

Salary ranging from £90,000 to £115,000
27 days of holiday leave.
5% pension contribution.
Performance-related bonus.
Hybrid working arrangement.
Private medical insurance.
Life assurance.

If you're interested in this role,

About Michael Page UK

Michael Page is a recruitment agency that connects businesses with job seekers, offering services ranging from experienced professional hiring to executive search, scaled recruitment and outsourcing solutions. The company operates globally, with more than 100 offices across 34 countries.

Its teams blend market insights, data and advanced technology to deliver hiring outcomes, and it also publishes career advice and salary guides for job seekers.