Open role
Real Estate Finance Solicitor (Senior Associate – 7+ Years' PQE)
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- Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Permanent
- Full Time
- £35,000 - £55,000 Per Annum
Job Description
Our client, a highly regarded commercial law firm, is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Associate to join its established Real Estate Finance team based in their Manchester offices.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and manage complex real estate finance transactions from instruction through to completion, ensuring matters are delivered efficiently and to the highest professional standards.
• Advise a broad range of lender clients, including banks, financial institutions, alternative lenders and investors, on secured lending transactions involving a variety of commercial property assets.
• Draft, review and negotiate facility agreements, intercreditor agreements, security documentation, guarantees and all ancillary finance documents.
• Work closely with colleagues across the firm's Real Estate, Corporate and Banking teams to deliver seamless, commercially focused advice on multi-disciplinary transactions.
• Take responsibility for transaction management, coordinating internal teams and external advisers to ensure successful deal execution within agreed timescales.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser and identifying opportunities to provide additional legal services.
Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor with 7+ years' PQE gained within a recognised commercial law firm, with substantial experience in real estate finance and secured lending transactions.
You will demonstrate:
• Extensive experience acting on complex real estate finance matters for lenders and, ideally, borrowers across a broad range of sectors.
• Excellent technical knowledge of real estate finance documentation, including facility agreements, security packages, intercreditor arrangements and related finance documents.
• A proven ability to independently manage sophisticated transactions from inception through to completion.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and analytical skills, combined with sound commercial judgement.
• Experience supervising and developing junior lawyers, with a genuine interest in mentoring and supporting career progression.
• The ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously while maintaining exceptional levels of client service and attention to detail.
Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.
Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and manage complex real estate finance transactions from instruction through to completion, ensuring matters are delivered efficiently and to the highest professional standards.
• Advise a broad range of lender clients, including banks, financial institutions, alternative lenders and investors, on secured lending transactions involving a variety of commercial property assets.
• Draft, review and negotiate facility agreements, intercreditor agreements, security documentation, guarantees and all ancillary finance documents.
• Work closely with colleagues across the firm's Real Estate, Corporate and Banking teams to deliver seamless, commercially focused advice on multi-disciplinary transactions.
• Take responsibility for transaction management, coordinating internal teams and external advisers to ensure successful deal execution within agreed timescales.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser and identifying opportunities to provide additional legal services.
Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor with 7+ years' PQE gained within a recognised commercial law firm, with substantial experience in real estate finance and secured lending transactions.
You will demonstrate:
• Extensive experience acting on complex real estate finance matters for lenders and, ideally, borrowers across a broad range of sectors.
• Excellent technical knowledge of real estate finance documentation, including facility agreements, security packages, intercreditor arrangements and related finance documents.
• A proven ability to independently manage sophisticated transactions from inception through to completion.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and analytical skills, combined with sound commercial judgement.
• Experience supervising and developing junior lawyers, with a genuine interest in mentoring and supporting career progression.
• The ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously while maintaining exceptional levels of client service and attention to detail.
Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.
Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful