Senior Associate - Real Estate

Tyneside Area

10/7/2024

Why join us?

We are looking to attract a Real Estate Senior Associate preferably with around 8 years PQE to join the Real Estate team at DWF, an award-winning global legal business.

DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services. Our approach delivers efficiency, price certainty and transparency for our clients across the world without compromising on quality or service.

Our purpose is to deliver positive outcomes with our colleagues, clients and communities and we foster a culture that places our colleagues at the centre of all that we do.

We offer flexibility on location, allowing for the position to be based out of any one of our offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester or Newcastle.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will gain exposure to a wide range of high-quality legal work, lots of client contact, and will benefit from the ongoing support from the team.
• Our Public Sector Real Estate team specialises in large scale development, regeneration and infrastructure projects acting for national and local government as well as a number of public private partnerships. We combine vast experience across the many different strands of the Public Sector, working both on behalf of public bodies, quasi-public bodies and institutions, as well as with private sector suppliers and partners that rely on them.
• Our team of real estate development lawyers work closely as part of a wider team with colleagues across the business to provide our clients with a full range of legal services in addition to core real estate including grant funding, planning and compulsory purchase, subsidy control, commercial and construction advice. DWF is delighted to have been appointed to the Crown Commercial Services framework for 'Wider Public Sector - Legal Services'. We are all the majority on public sector legal services panels enabling us to work nationally on large scale significant projects.
  
  

What will help you succeed in this role?

• We are keen to hear from candidates who have a large-scale Real Estate regeneration, development or infrastructure experience whether that is acting for or working in the public or private sector. Public Sector experience however would be useful.
• Life at DWF is fast-paced so you will be an ambitious, self-starter who wants to take on more responsibility, works well as part of a team and who enjoys developing client relationships. Having a proactive approach and being able to operate in a high performing, busy environment is key to success in this role. We are also keen to hear from candidates who share our values of teamwork and client focus.
  
  

What we offer?

We are committed to ensuring that each member of our team feels valued and duly rewarded during their time at DWF.

We are an equal opportunities employer that celebrates diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. We aim to create a positive experience for all candidates and offer any adjustments or additional support needed. If you're excited about the opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all the requirements, please apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for the role or others across the wider team.

About Us

DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services. Our approach delivers efficiency, price certainty and transparency for our clients across the world without compromising on quality or service. Our purpose is to deliver positive outcomes with our colleagues, clients and communities and we foster a culture that places our colleagues at the centre of all that we do.