Solicitor / Senior Associate – Health and Social Care Real Estate in Manchester

• Advise on commercial real estate matters across health and social care, including acquisitions and disposals, leases, licences, asset management, development arrangements, estate projects, portfolio work, due diligence and reporting
• Support senior lawyers on complex, high-value or strategically important transactions
• Lead appropriate transactions and act as a day-to-day client contact
• Understand client objectives and the public-sector, regulatory, funding and operational environment of healthcare property
• Advise on the interaction between property arrangements and health and social care service delivery
• Collaborate with construction, planning, property litigation, portfolio management, corporate, commercial, procurement, regulatory, finance and tax colleagues
• Manage matters, including scope, priorities, timetables, budgets, reporting and stakeholder expectations
• Comply with client protocols and firm requirements concerning files, conflicts, confidentiality, data security, financial management, billing and risk management
• Contribute to know-how, precedents, training, technology and process improvement
• Participate in client care, relationship development, tenders, seminars, thought leadership and business development
• Support junior colleagues through collaboration, knowledge sharing, supervision and feedback

Requirements

• Solicitor qualified in England and Wales
• Normally 1-3 years' PQE for the Solicitor role, 3-5 years' PQE for the Associate role or 5+ years' PQE for the Senior Associate role
• Equivalent experience will be considered and applications assessed on their individual merits
• Relevant commercial real estate experience gained in private practice, in-house or the public sector
• Sound experience of landlord and tenant matters, acquisitions and disposals, due diligence and reporting
• Strong technical ability, careful drafting and sound judgement
• Interest in how property supports health and social care services
• Willingness to build knowledge of NHS and independent-sector structures, healthcare regulation, funding models and operational assets
• Ability to communicate clearly with clients, colleagues and advisers
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and recognise boundaries of competence and authority
• Strong organisation and matter-management skills
• Positive approach to innovation, legal technology and process improvement
• Evidence appropriate to level of contributing to business development, client relationships, knowledge sharing and colleague development

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in commercial real estate law, particularly in health and social care, with strong skills in acquisitions, disposals, due diligence, and client relationship management. Capable of navigating the regulatory and operational landscape of healthcare property while contributing to business development and process improvement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Solicitor Qualified In England And Wales
• Commercial Real Estate Experience
• Landlord And Tenant Matters
• Due Diligence And Reporting
• Healthcare Regulation Knowledge

Hard Skills

• Acquisitions
• Disposals
• Asset Management
• Careful Drafting
• Matter Management
• Legal Technology
• Process Improvement
• Portfolio Management
• Financial Management
• Risk Management

Soft Skills

• Client Communication
• Organizational Skills
• Independence
• Collaboration
• Knowledge Sharing

Industry Keywords

• Health And Social Care
• NHS Structures
• Funding Models
• Operational Assets
• Public Sector
• Private Practice
• In-House