Corporate Real Estate Associate

Corporate Real Estate Associate

Join Taylor Wessing, a leading international law firm working with some of the world’s most dynamic industries and 60 % of the top 50 global brands. The Corporate Real Estate team sits at the heart of our Corporate department and is a core part of our market‑leading Real Estate practice—the firm’s four strategic pillars.

As a Corporate Real Estate Associate, you will play a key role in delivering globally significant transactions for institutional investors, private capital, and other stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity to work on high‑profile deals in sectors such as real estate, hospitality, and private wealth, alongside a team recognised for excellence and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on a wide range of corporate transactions focused on real‑estate assets, including sale and purchase of companies, unit trusts, and other entities owning real‑estate investments or development projects.
• Wrap joint ventures and co‑investment arrangements.
• Structure and restructure deals.
• Draft management agreements, promote arrangements and incentive plans.
• Work on high‑profile transactions in hospitality, hotels and private wealth sectors.
• Coordinate cross‑border transactional mandates and contribute to sector‑focused initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

We’re looking for a UK‑qualified lawyer (or equivalent) with at least 2 years’ PQE from a recognised transactional practice.

• Strong technical ability and drafting skills.
• Experience in corporate transactions involving real‑estate assets.
• Confidence to take principal associate roles on deals.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and jurisdictions.
• Experience supervising and mentoring junior lawyers or trainees.
• Interest in business development and building client relationships.
• Experience in hospitality‑related commercial transactions is a plus but not essential.

Benefits

• Hybrid working – remote with three days a week in award‑winning offices.
• Holiday – basic annual entitlement starts at 25 days, with discretionary paid leave in December and up to five extra days that can be purchased pro‑rata.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave – up to 26 weeks full pay after one year’s service for birth or adoption.
• Comprehensive flexible benefits package.

The way we work

At Taylor Wessing we never settle for average. We are creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, yet connected enough to be a true community.

Our culture

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation. We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm’s core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect, and team. All candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio‑economic background.

About Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world’s most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition. With 1 250+ lawyers, 350+ partners, 27 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are expanding our Corporate Real Estate team, with the addition of a Corporate Real Estate Associate.