Real Estate Finance Associate

Associate - Banking and Finance | Market-Leading Finance and Restructuring Team | Birmingham | 4-7PQE We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for an experienced Associate to join a highly respected Finance and Restructuring team in Birmingham. This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside a team of experts with over 100 years of combined experience, offering a comprehensive approach to banking and finance matters. The Role: As an Associate in the Finance and Restructuring team, you will be primarily focused on advising on banking and finance transactions, with a particular emphasis on real estate financing. You will have the opportunity to work on high-profile and complex transactions, collaborating with clients across various sectors and jurisdictions, managing risk, and delivering innovative and commercially astute advice. Key responsibilities include: Providing strategic advice on banking and finance transactions, with a focus on real estate finance. Offering expert guidance to clients across various business sectors and jurisdictions to help manage risk and achieve commercial objectives. Ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and market trends in real estate finance. Delivering high-quality, commercially-focused advice while maintaining excellent service standards. Collaborating with colleagues and leveraging cross-discipline expertise in tax, M&A, private equity, and real estate finance. What will help you succeed in this role? Essential: Qualified solicitor with substantial experience acting for both lenders and borrowers in real estate finance transactions. Strong experience in real estate finance or general banking and finance, with a focus on Real Estate Finance (REF). Demonstrable commercial acumen, with excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills. Ability to blend technical expertise with a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach. A collaborative, team-oriented mindset with strong relationship-building skills. Desirable: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to manage your workload both independently and as part of a team. A passion for delivering top-tier client service across a variety of sectors. A positive, inclusive approach to working within a supportive, collegiate environment. What we offer: Competitive salary and benefits package. A dynamic, supportive, and inclusive work culture. Opportunities for career progression and professional development. Hybrid working options to offer flexibility and promote work-life balance. About the Firm: This leading global firm provides integrated legal and business services, delivering outstanding outcomes for clients through efficiency, price certainty, and transparency, without compromising on quality. The firm fosters a culture where colleagues are at the heart of everything, ensuring exceptional results for clients, colleagues, and the wider community. As an equal opportunities employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. If you're excited about the opportunity but feel your experience doesn't perfectly match all the requirements, please apply anyway - you may be the perfect fit for this or other roles across the team. To apply: Please submit your CV or contact us for more information. We are an equal opportunities employer that celebrates diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. We aim to create a positive experience for all candidates and offer any adjustments or additional support needed. If you're excited about the opportunity but your experience doesn't align perfectly with all the requirements, please apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for the role or others across the wider team. About us DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services. Our approach delivers efficiency, price certainty and transparency for our clients across the world without compromising on quality or service. Our purpose is to deliver positive outcomes with our colleagues, clients and communities and we foster a culture that places our colleagues at the centre of all that we do.