Real Senior Associate

Senior Associate - Real Estate - 5+ PQE - Liverpool A leading international law firm is seeking a Senior Associate (5+ PQE) to join its top-tier Real Estate team, based in Liverpool. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded real estate lawyer to join a dynamic and high-performing group handling complex, high-value property transactions across the UK and globally. The Opportunity: You will work on a broad range of commercial property matters, including high-profile leases, acquisitions, development projects, and portfolio disposals. With a client base that includes major corporates, institutional investors, and household-name occupiers, you'll play a key role in delivering strategic legal advice on some of the most interesting transactions in the market. This role offers genuine responsibility, direct client contact, and a supportive environment where you can develop your profile as a senior real estate specialist. Key Responsibilities: Advising on leases, agreements for lease, sales, acquisitions, and development schemes Managing landlord and tenant matters (e.g. licences to assign, underlet, alter, deeds of variation) Supporting major development and investment transactions in collaboration with planning, finance, and construction teams Supervising junior team members and contributing to team growth Playing an active role in business development initiatives About You: Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with 5+ years' PQE in commercial real estate Experience handling a broad range of property transactions from instruction to completion Strong drafting and negotiation skills with a commercial outlook A confident communicator with excellent client-facing experience Track record of mentoring junior lawyers and engaging in business development What's on Offer: Join a highly ranked real estate team within a progressive and inclusive firm Work on complex, high-profile matters with national and international elements Liverpool-based role with hybrid working (typically 3 days in the office) Top of the market salary and flexible benefits package, including enhanced family leave, generous annual leave, and wellbeing support If you're a real estate lawyer looking for a senior role in one of Liverpool's top legal teams, we'd love to speak with you in confidence.