Shakespeare Martineau | Associate Solicitor - Social Housing Development

Are you an experienced Real Estate Solicitor focused on Development, whilst passionate to work towards positive social impact, and looking for a new challenge? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Shakespeare Martineau is recognized as a top 50 UK law firm, with many of our leading legal professionals acknowledged in the Legal 500. We are proud to work with a diverse and prestigious client base, while fostering an enviable corporate culture and social impact. Our B Corp accreditation, which we have upheld for several years, underscores our commitment to these values.

Our Social Housing team are more than just legal advisors, we align ourselves to your ambitions and help to make good things happen. We understand the bigger real estate picture and we are helping to influence and shape policy with your interests in mind.

We can offer you

• An opportunity to be part of a market-leading national development team with a focus on social/affordable housing
• A culture of trust and empowerment with responsibility and autonomy over your work and the freedom to manage when and how you do it
• The support and encouragement of a great team behind you and friendly partners who all want to help you thrive
• A wider team of incredibly low staff turnover, offering stability and a real sense of ‘we’re in it together’
• Full support for Business Development, marketing and PR
• Sector specific experience that includes national education, energy and healthcare
• The chance to develop the team with supervision and management opportunities
• A competitive package with great benefits
• Potential of P/T hours if necessary

What you will be doing

We are looking for an Associate to join our team based out of our HQ in Birmingham. You would work within the Social Housing Development team which encompasses complex and challenging development and regeneration work from either national, regional and local housebuilders, local authorities or registered providers, and gives an opportunity to work some of the most innovative and exciting projects in the UK.

Whilst joining part of a well-established division in the West Midlands, there is an opportunity to grow and build business further from either our London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Lincoln, Bristol, Milton Keynes or Leicester offices.

What you will need

• Strong real estate and development experience with ideally at least 5 years PQE development experience. Experience acting for registered providers desirable but not essential.
• A desire to enhance and build and maintain client relationships, and exceed expectations
• Excellent communication skills
• A high degree of initiative and the ability to cope in a fast-moving environment
• Excellent organisational and prioritising skills
• The desire to be part of a team and ability to successfully collaborate, develop and supervise other team members.

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have hubs in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Southampton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Lincoln and Sheffield.

Want to find out more about our amazing benefits?

Additional information

Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities

Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

About Shakespeare Martineau

Welcome to Shakespeare Martineau, where we\’re more than just a full-service law firm. With over 1100 specialists, including lawyers and business support professionals, we\’re committed to unlocking potential in our people and clients, inspiring confidence, growth, and development.

Our purpose is clear: we provide creative solutions and advice that help individuals and businesses achieve their commercial and personal goals. But what truly sets us apart is our focus on building lasting relationships and championing our clients, ensuring they receive the best possible business and personal advice.

At Shakespeare Martineau, it\’s our people who make us special. We understand what our team members want and give them the support they need to succeed. Recognising everyone\’s contribution and harnessing the unique power of teams, we work together to achieve success.

Diversity is at the heart of our firm. We actively build and develop diverse teams, bringing together different backgrounds, personalities, and perspectives to deliver amazing solutions for our clients. We believe in playing to our strengths, constantly striving to improve, and empowering our teams with individual responsibility for their own learning and growth.

Join us at Shakespeare Martineau and become a valued member of a team where we unlock your potential, appreciate your contributions, and achieve success together.

As part of Ampa, we are part of a large multi-brand group, all of our brands are linked by a shared purpose and set of values that brings about a positive, inclusive and diverse work culture – helping everyone achieve their ambitions.