Real Estate Senior Associate / Principal Associate

Shoosmiths is the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for our ability to focus on what matters. From offices across the UK and Brussels, we support some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact. We empower our people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation.

The first top 50 law firm to achieve ‘Platinum Standard’ Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm. We have an outstanding benefits package to complement our competitive remuneration system. In addition to the competitive salaries, great working environment and high-quality work, we believe that all staff should be rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of the firm through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits.

Our Real Estate group is one of the largest real estate teams in the UK, advising an impressive range of clients including commercial and residential developers, investors, major corporate occupiers and banks/funders. Offering exceptional market knowledge, the team holds an outstanding reputation with clients and the market generally. “Clients are full of admiration for this team, noting it combines outstanding technical expertise with a “very” responsive service” (Chambers).

The role: Our national housebuilder team is seeking a Senior Associate or Principal Associate to work with our varied and dynamic clients as they help deliver the Government’s ambitious new housing targets. The successful candidate will, as part of an experienced team of specialist lawyers, work with FTSE-listed household names as well as other national and regional developers. They will have the opportunity to finesse their technical skills and commercial awareness in a role that will require them to lead transactions, particularly immediate land acquisitions and strategic options.

They will help manage, nurture and develop the skills of junior colleagues whilst helping senior colleagues to manage key client relationships. The successful candidate will have significant experience of working with housebuilders, ideally PLC household names, in acquiring sites for development. They will be adept at supervising junior colleagues, will work collaboratively with colleagues across the national team and will have excellent attention to detail.

They will enthusiastically participate in helping us nurture and grow our client relationships through day to day engagement with clients, helping senior colleagues run such relationships and representing the firm at events and leading business development initiatives. You will be supporting both local colleagues and the wider national team and we will provide you with every opportunity to develop your career to the next level and beyond.

Equal opportunities: Our approach to our people is underpinned by our approach to diversity, inclusion and well-being. Our ambition is to build a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and talents, and a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong sense of community between colleagues. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.