Real Estate Solicitor - Growth Opportunities - New Office
Job description
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This role can offer you:
- Work Alongside L500 Partner
- Genuine Career Development
- Develop Your Own Clients
- Attractive Salary & Benefits
Ideally, you will have a Legal 500 background and be comfortable dealing with large clients from across the North of England and UK. You will be working with household names and be dealing with transactions into the £multi-millions. Some of the sectors that you will be covering include: leisure, industrial, logistics, healthcare and manufacturing sectors. You will also be dealing with both private & public sector clients.
Quality of work is high, and you will be dealing with longstanding clients with relationships spanning multiple years, so there is a reliable source of work in place, and you will be dealing with top-tier quality work.
As this opportunity is to join a new office in central Manchester, you will have the chance to quickly develop your responsibilities within the team as it grows, and you will be working alongside a L500 listed Partner.
You will be afforded the opportunity to develop your career and work closely with Partners on their complex & high-value matters. As well as this, you will be given the chance to develop your own client relationships, grow your own client base & business development, work autonomously and develop into an all-round commercial lawyer.
Salary expectations for this role will be in the £60,000 - £90,000 due to the wide-ranging PQE level being considered. Other benefits for this practice include a generous hybrid working model,bonus scheme, annual pay reviews and regular professional development opportunities.
For a confidential chat and further information on this role, please contact Nick Skelly at QED Legal.
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⭐ Highlight your Legal 500 background prominently as this is specifically mentioned as ideal
📊 Quantify your transaction values: 'Managed £15M+ property deals across 8 sectors'
🌐 Emphasise your multi-sector experience covering leisure, industrial, logistics, healthcare and manufacturing
🎯 Showcase your business development skills as the role offers opportunity to develop your own client base
🤝 Demonstrate your ability to work with both private and public sector clients as mentioned in the requirements
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- •Managed £18M commercial property portfolio across leisure and industrial sectors, completing 12 transactions within 8-month period
- •Developed 6 new client relationships generating £240k in annual fee income through targeted business development in manufacturing sector
- •Led due diligence on £25M logistics facility acquisition, coordinating with public sector stakeholders and delivering completion 2 weeks ahead of schedule
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Dear Hiring Manager,
qed legal's expansion into Manchester presents exactly the career development opportunity I've been seeking, particularly the chance to work alongside a Legal 500 Partner on multi-million pound commercial property transactions. My Legal 500 background and experience with both private and public sector clients align perfectly with your requirements for this Associate role.
My background in commercial property law includes managing complex transactions across multiple sectors, developing client relationships, and working autonomously on high-value matters - skills that would translate directly to building your new Manchester practice.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you approach due diligence for multi-million pound commercial property transactions?
- ›What experience do you have with Legal 500 recognised practices and their client expectations?
- ›How would you structure a complex property deal involving both private and public sector elements?
- ›What key legal considerations apply when advising on industrial and logistics property acquisitions?
- ›How do you manage risk assessment for high-value commercial property portfolios?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you developed a new client relationship from initial contact to ongoing business.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to work autonomously on a complex legal matter.
- ›Give an example of how you've contributed to business development in your current role.
- ›Tell me about a challenging multi-million pound transaction you've handled.
- ›Describe how you've managed competing priorities when working with multiple high-value clients.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you developed a new client relationship from initial contact to ongoing business.
Describe a situation where you had to work autonomously on a complex legal matter.