Real Estate Associate

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Rutherford Full time

Our Client

Our client, a leading UK law firm, is seeking a talented Real Estate Associate to join its Real Estate team in London. Known for its market-leading work across investment, development, regeneration, and corporate occupier matters, the firm also stands out for its positive, team-centric culture. New joiners, including lateral hires, are welcomed into a supportive and empathetic environment where collaboration is valued and sharp elbows are rare. With a strong focus on career development, flexibility, and work-life balance, this is an excellent opportunity to build your career in a firm that genuinely invests in its people.

The Role

As a Real Estate Associate, you will work closely with senior lawyers and partners on a wide range of complex and high-value commercial property transactions, advising clients across sectors including investment, development, retail, corporate occupiers, hotels, and leisure. The role will cover everything from acquisitions, disposals, and property management to landlord and tenant matters and high-value residential transactions. You will also support the corporate and insolvency teams on M&A and restructuring work involving significant property assets. Beyond client work, you'll have the chance to contribute to business development initiatives, and help shape the future success of the team — all within a genuinely supportive, collaborative, and inclusive culture.

Requirements

  • 2-5 years' PQE qualified solicitor in England & Wales.
  • Strong experience in commercial real estate transactions, particularly in investment, corporate occupier, development, and retail sectors.
  • Confident handling client relationships and delivering commercial, solutions-focused advice.
  • Strong communication skills and a team-first mindset, comfortable collaborating with colleagues and clients.

For more information about this position, please get in touch with Luzaan De Wit.

Email: luzaan@rutherfordsearch.com

Phone: 020 3778 0853

Job ID: AP0038

With over a decade of experience in the legal space, Rutherford specialises in presenting outstanding lawyers with the most exciting opportunities across highly ranked law firms and in-house in London.

We combine a transparent and consultative approach with leading market knowledge to build a thorough understanding of your search requirements.

Many of our clients work exclusively with Rutherford, giving the lawyers we represent discreet access to roles and connections they wouldn't find elsewhere. Our advertised vacancies represent a snapshot of available roles at any given time; for a comprehensive picture please get in contact with us.

We welcome conversations with lawyers who are merely looking for market insights or who have already explored roles elsewhere to confirm no opportunities have been overlooked.

For more vacancies, please visit our website Jobs Page.

We do receive a lot of applications and where an applicant doesn't fulfil the job criteria we are not always able to respond – that may be due to jurisdictional experience or qualification area. If you feel that you satisfy the criteria and have not heard from us please feel free to contact us to discuss, or indeed apply to other roles.

Rutherford is committed to maintaining a recruitment process free from discrimination, ensuring equal opportunities for all employees and job applicants. It is the Company's policy that no individual should face discrimination, whether directly or indirectly, on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, marital status, disability (including long-term mental or physical impairments), gender reassignment status, sexual orientation, religion or philosophical belief, political belief, trade union activity, or age.

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