Real Estate Associate – Corporate Healthcare in Birmingham

About Acuity Law

We are a leading UK law firm renowned for our commitment to excellence, client service, and delivering innovative legal solutions. Our firm is recognised for its collaborative and dynamic working environment, offering high-quality legal advice to a diverse range of clients, from multinational corporations and financial institutions to SMEs, start-ups and high-net-worth individuals. We pride ourselves on fostering professional growth, encouraging innovation, and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture.

About The Role

We are seeking an ambitious and commercially minded Real Estate Associate to join our highly regarded Corporate Healthcare team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a board range of high-profile and complex healthcare real estate transactions and M&A transactions, advising healthcare providers, corporate groups, funders and investors across the health and social care sector.

As a key member of the team, you will play an integral role in delivering healthcare focused real estate transactions, including acquisitions and disposals of healthcare assets, portfolio transactions, development projects, sale and leaseback arrangements and real estate aspects of buy-and-build strategies and corporate transactions. You will have direct client exposure, a high level of responsibility, and opportunities to develop your technical expertise and business development skills within a collaborative and supportive environment.

This role offers excellent career progression, high-quality work and the chance to build strong client relationships while working alongside experienced partners and senior lawyers.

About The Team

Our Corporate Healthcare team has a proven track records and a long-established reputation for advising on the unique and legal commercial challenges facing the health and social care sectors. The team is widely recognised for delivering commercially focused, high-quality legal advice on complex and highly regulated healthcare transactions.

We are market leaders in healthcare M&A, acting for healthcare providers, established groups, corporate operators, funders and investors across different sectors within the health and social care market.

The team has a strong track record supporting buy-and-build strategies and providing ongoing corporate advisory support.

We advise across the full lifecycles of a healthcare business, from early-stage growth through to acquisitions, disposals, refinancings and exits, delivering commercially focused advice on high-value and complex transactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Advising Healthcare clients on a wide range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and disposals of healthcare assets, portfolio transactions, sale and leaseback arrangements and the real estate aspects of M&A, private equity and buy-and-build strategies.
• Managing and coordinating healthcare-specific due diligence processes, including title, leases, planning, property finance and regulatory considerations relevant to regulated healthcare assets.
• Working closely with clients, leading negotiations and managing transactions from inception to completion.
• Providing strategic advice to healthcare businesses, funders and investors ensuring compliance with healthcare laws and regulations.
• Collaborating with specialists across tax, commercial, employment and banking to deliver integrated legal solutions for healthcare transactions.
• Supporting business development initiatives, attending client events, networking and contributing to thought leadership and marketing efforts.
• Mentoring and supervising junior lawyers and trainees, providing guidance on real estate matters and best practices.
• Keeping up to date with legal and regulatory developments, ensuring clients receive proactive and commercially sound advice.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating key real estate documents, including sale and purchase agreements, leases, agreements for lease, options agreements and ancillary documentation.

About You

We are looking for a commercially astute real estate solicitor with experience gained within a leading real estate team, ideally with exposure to healthcare or life sciences matters. You will have experience advising clients on a range of real estate transactions, strong technical skills and a proactive approach to client management and business development.

Personal Specification

• Minimum of 4 years PQE in real estate law gained within a reputable UK law firm with experience of advising healthcare, social care or other regulated-sector clients is desirable.
• Strong experience handling real estate transactions, private equity and buy-and-build strategies.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail and an ability to identify and manage healthcare-specific real estate risks.
• The ability to manage transactions from start to finish, working directly with clients, funders and other stakeholders, and leading negotiations.
• A strong understanding of real estate law, property-related regulatory requirements and market trends affecting healthcare and social care assets.
• A commercial and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to deliver strategic real estate advice aligned with clients\’ commercial and operational objectives.
• Excellent client management and relationship-building skills, with a track record of developing and maintaining strong client relationships.
• A proactive and collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively alongside colleagues across corporate, banking, planning, construction and regulatory teams.
• Ambition to develop professionally within a healthcare-focused real estate practice, take on increasing responsibility and contribute to the growth of the team.

Why Join Us?

Joining our firm as a Corporate Associate offers a unique opportunity to work on high-profile transactions, gain exposure to leading clients and develop your career in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

• High-Calibre Work Work on complex and high-value corporate transactions across diverse industries, advising private and public companies, investors and entrepreneurs.
• Clear Career Progression Benefit from a structured career path with clear progression opportunities and partner-led mentorship.
• Client Exposure Enjoy direct client contact, taking a lead role in negotiations and managing transactions with autonomy and responsibility.
• Collaborative and Supportive Culture Be part of a team that values collaboration, professional growth and knowledge-sharing, with a strong emphasis on mentoring and development.
• Business Development Opportunities Play an active role in networking, marketing and client relationship building to develop your profile and practice.
• Competitive Remuneration Package Receive a market-leading salary and benefits package, including flexible working options, professional development and support and a strong work-life balance.

Next Steps

For a confidential discussion, please contact our recruitment team. We look forward to welcoming a talented professional to our growing team.