Property Development & Investment Lawyer - 0 - 2 PQE Leeds

Job Description

Property (Development & Investment) Lawyer02 PQELeedsBriefOur market-leading UK transactional real estate business is growing and we are now looking for a Property Development and Investment Lawyer with 0-2 PQE or more to join our team in Leeds as a Solicitor.Our TeamYou will be joining our real estate team in Leeds, one of the leading and most well-established teams in the city. We advise clients nationally and internationally across the whole spectrum of real estate acquisition, development, funding, investment andasset management requirements. The firm is regularly instructed by UK institutional investors, US and European PE Houses and national development businesses, with particular focus on alternative assets including BTR, senior living, healthcare, student accommodation,multi-family living, together with traditional mainstream industrial, office and retail transactions.Our team is recognised nationally for the strength and bandwidth of its real estate practice, which is led by Richard Daffern and includes James Long, Victoria Goddard, Anne Bowden and Stephen Glass.Key Clients Include:We have a strong forward book of business, supported by significant and long-standing client relationships, including:Richard Daffern advises institutional clients on inflation linked long income acquisitions and funding deals and on development acquisition and leasing of commercial property. He advises major corporates on property transactions covering major portfoliotransactions and Head Office deals.James Long specialises and is nationally recognised in private healthcare investment work and he is head of our Later Living practice. He acts predominantly for UK institutions, European and US private equity Funds. James also deals with acquisitions, assetmanagement, and disposals for a number of social care operators.Victoria Goddard is head of our Universities practice. She frequently leads on large scale investments and disposals and strategic direction for our vast number of University clients.Anne Bowden leads our Local Government practice nationally and is renowned for innovative solutions and her in-depth understanding of the local authority regulatory landscape.Stephen Glass has great experience of both the investor and developer markets. He is recognised for his work in the regional residential sector and growing BTR and multi-family living sectors.

• Aviva Investors
• Abrdn Standard

• Railpen
• Royal London
• Caddick
• HBD
• University of Leeds

• University of Huddersfield
• University of York
• UCL
• McCarthy Stone
• RVG

• Aedifica
• Investcorp
• Aston University
• Aviva Investors
• London & Associated Properties plc

• IVG
• Opus Retirement Living
• Apache Capital
• Lovell

Work highlights:

• Advising Apache Capital Partners on the acquisition and funding of the Quarry Hill Build to Rent schemea major Leeds residential project.
• Acting for Unipol (representation from the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett University) on a redevelopment in Leeds, Yorkshire for a 604-bed student residences scheme known as Carlton Hill.
• Advising Lowell Financial on taking 133,000 square feet of new build office space at Thorpe Park Leedsa very significant office pre-let transaction for Leeds.
• Advising UCL on a new Moorfields Hospital in a joint venture with Moorfields to create a new £500m state of the art eye hospital at St Pancras London.
• Advising Aedifica on all its care home acquisitions.

What our clients say:An invaluable one-stop shop that provides sensible, pragmatic and commercial advice.Very proactive and detail-orientedunderstand their clients business so they can be proactive in their advice.This practice has extensive and experienced resource to work quickly on complex real estate transactions.Our VacancyWe are now looking to recruit a Real Estate Lawyer to join our team in Leeds. We are ideally looking for an English and Wales qualified candidate who has 0-2 years PQE or more to come in as a Solicitor (note that we promote to Associate at no less than4 years PQE).The successful applicant will be involved in a wide variety of investment and development work. These include working for UK institutions, PE Houses in the UK, US and Europe as well as working for clients focused on the alternative assets of healthcare,later living, education, BTR, multi-family housing etc.What will we offer you

• The chance to join a market leading, dynamic and growing team, with strong Leeds presence and part of a global business, with a very well-recognised brand
• The chance to play a leading role on a wide variety of complex and intellectually-challenging transactions for major clients that will enable you to develop your legal and practical skills and experience and take your career to the next level

• The investment we make in you through our first-class training and career development programmewe will help you to develop as an all-round development lawyer, with exposure to valuable sector-focused experience and the opportunity to deliver "best inclass" services.
• The opportunity to take responsibility for your matters and grow a strong network of client and colleague relationships, both within Yorkshire and via our UK and international network.
• Competitive salary and benefits package including a generous bonus scheme.

To apply for this roleShould you require further details, please contact our in-house Recruitment Advisor Haseeb who can discuss the role and requirements.Contact details:https://in/h-khan-461174238/#LI-LRHK At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can