Real Estate Lawyer (Senior Manager)

Your New Company Were delighted to be partnering with a pioneering global law firm that is recruiting a for an experienced Real Estate Lawyer to join their Real Estate group in Belfast, at a Senior Manager Level. Your New Role As the Real Estate Lawyer (Senior Manager), you will fulfil a senior and strategic role in supporting the Head of Real Estate, (UK, & EMEA) in running the Real Estate team. You will take a leadership role in respect of certain clients and/or product areas, working closely with the Head of Real Estate, Digital Legal Delivery (UK & EMEA) to foster and build on the relationship with those clients and grow and develop the team and the strategy for the Digital Legal Delivery Real Estate business in those areas. You will also collaborate closely with other Senior Managers in the Digital Legal Delivery Real Estate team, to deliver work on a UK basis for the London Real Estate team and for the firm's external clients. As the Senior Manager, you will have responsibility for building relationships with the firm's Real Estate group to build a strong reputation for Digital Legal Delivery, identify opportunities, develop business, grow product lines and to plan and oversee the delivery process of these services. Key responsibilities Scoping, pricing and setting-up new matters, briefing the team and supervising the team to ensure delivery/execution of matters on time and within budgets. Liaising and collaborating with clients and teams elsewhere in the firm as required on fee-earning or other projects. Assisting the Head of Real Estate in growing the revenue of Digital Legal Delivery in line with annual targets, as well as maintaining best practice in relation to the financial management of all matters, to ensure optimal profitability in work. Co-ordinating business development activities for the Digital Legal Delivery Real Estate practice and attending client meetings, pitches and events, to represent Digital Legal Delivery and helping to expand the offering. Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of relevant areas of law, providing technical excellence across the corporate practice, as well as responsible for the learning and development needs of the rest of the Digital Legal Delivery Real Estate team. Responsible for the development and best practice project management for the delivery of work, including in respect of resourcing across the Digital Legal Delivery Real Estate team. Takes the lead in seeking to improve our processes and offer innovative solutions to clients including (but not limited to) enhancing legal service delivery through the use of legal technology tools (e.g. artificial intelligence for DD). The responsibilities outlined above cannot totally encompass or define all tasks that may be required of the post-holder. The outline of responsibilities given above may, therefore, vary from time to time without materially changing either the character or level of responsibility or grade. What You Need To Succeed As the Real Estate Lawyer (Senior Manager); You will be admitted as a Solicitor/Lawyer in England & Wales or Northern Ireland. 7+ years' PQE gained in the real estate practice area unless exceptional circumstances exist. If you do not meet the 7 years PQE requirement, but feel that exceptional circumstances are applicable to you, then you will be required to submit a supporting statement outlining why you are an exceptional candidate (including relevant skills and experience). Proven experience of supervising and running a real estate team and experience across a range of real estate disciplines including, but not limited to, asset management, due diligence, sales, purchases and refinances. Experience in the energy sector is an advantage but not an essential requirement. What You'll Receive In Return As the Real Estate Lawyer (Senior Manager); You will receive a highly competitive market salary, discretionary bonus and an excellent package of benefits. Attractive hybrid working arrangements. Applying For Your New Role Does this position sound of interest? Please submit your CV confidentially and we will be in touch shortly to discuss the opportunity in further detail. Or, if you prefer to chat about the role confidentially before submitting a CV, please get in touch via the contact details provided. Skills: Real Estate Lawyer Real Estate Solicitor Commercial Property Lawyer Commercial Property Solicitor Real Estate Law Benefits: Excellent Salary Extensive Package of Benefits Hybrid Working