Real Estate Senior Partner in Leeds

Backed by decades of experience and an unrivalled understanding of the national and international landscape, our real estate team has a lot to offer our clients. The team provides invaluable advice regarding the complex and interlocking regulations that control the real estate industry. We already have a strong transatlantic presence, which has recently deepened through our combination with US firm Lewis Roca, opening up even more opportunities for our real estate teams. We are expanding and looking for a new Partner to complement our already successful and well-known Leeds real estate practice.

If your expertise lies in advising developers, investment, asset management, strategic land, disposals, acquisitions, landlord and tenant, energy, or real estate finance, we would be very interested in hearing from you. Our recently refurbished Leeds office offers state-of-the-art facilities and panoramic views of Leeds.

What are the requirements?

• A qualified solicitor with 8+ years' post-admission experience.
• A high level of knowledge of the UK real estate sector and experience of building and sustaining a practice in this sector.
• The ability to demonstrate a thorough understanding of revenue prioritisation.
• Team management experience with evidence of effective coaching.
• The ability to actively seek out opportunities for innovation and create process improvements.
• A role model with a commercial mindset who can demonstrate efficiency.
• An external profile as a leader in this field.
• Understanding how the provision of legal services should be delivered at a top 100 UK law firm.

What's in it for you?

We have a strong, collaborative culture where success is rewarded and our people are supported and encouraged to achieve their potential, whatever their role in the business. You will benefit from a hugely talented group of business professionals, all of whom are enthusiastic and committed to the success of our business and ready to support your practice development through sector or business development advice and support, learning and development opportunities, or technology and innovation.

We recognise that just because you are a senior lawyer, your need for career development doesn’t end there. Our Learning and Development team have worked with best-in-class providers to design a number of masterclasses for partners intended to enhance your leadership and business skills.

What makes it great to work here?

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we are more than just suits! As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it is important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing, and we are very happy to talk flexible working.

Through our DEI initiatives, we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm-supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women's career development, and we are in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual orientations.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the recruiter. We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role.

Location: Leeds
Contract Type: Permanent
Work location: Hybrid