Real Estate Finance Lawyer 3-5pqe

THE FIRM

The London office of a UK/international law firm

THE ROLE

A Real Estate Finance Lawyer is sought to join the Debt Finance practice which in turn is part of the wider Finance practice group.

This role is for a dedicated Real Estate finance associate in this market-leading team, but there will be opportunities to deploy and broaden your skill set supporting other teams within the Debt Finance practice.

The team operates in the upper mid-market and is looking for someone who has similar in-depth experience.

The size and profile of transactions is increasing, so this is an excellent chance to benefit from and contribute to the firm's growing reputation for complex, high value work as well as having the opportunity to share responsibility for more straightforward deals.

You will work on a mix of both borrower and lender side transactions and ideally have experience of both.

Your clients will include domestic and international banks, private capital lenders, sponsors and corporates.

You can expect to gain experience across a broad spectrum of acquisition and development financings, as well as cashflow lending transactions secured by operational assets such as hotels and care homes.

THE CANDIDATE

City trained and experienced, you will have 3-5pqe and be interested in a role working alongside the firm's dedicated real estate, planning and construction teams who collaborate seamlessly with the finance specialists as one transaction team when acting for real estate finance clients.

You will join a team with an ambitious growth strategy backed by senior leadership, in a role which offers room for career progression. There is a genuine long term partnership track for the right candidate.

Much of the work is cross-border for which you will be navigating the challenges that can arise in overseas jurisdictions in order to ensure a smooth process.

You would join a culture that is informal and supportive; the team is aiming to do work of the highest quality, but in an environment which prizes enjoyment as well as excellence. The Debt Finance team benefits from the support of a dedicated Knowledge Development Lawyers. The team is at the forefront of the firm's testing and adoption of AI.