Senior Associate

Senior Associate – Real Estate Finance Shoosmiths Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Senior Associate role at Shoosmiths We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Lawyer to join our Real Estate Finance practice in Northern Ireland. You will work on a range of transactions (both borrower and lender side) across a variety of sectors, spanning development and investment work. You’ll collaborate with clients based locally in Northern Ireland, as well as nationally with colleagues across England and Scotland. Our finance specialists work in close partnership with our real‑estate team, ensuring a seamless and integrated service for our clients. The work on offer is varied across the full transaction lifecycle, including drafting and negotiating facility agreements and security documents (both LMA and non‑LMA form), negotiating intercreditor arrangements, and supervising junior team members. With a consistent volume of transactions, this is an excellent platform to assume matter responsibility and there is ample opportunity to participate in client development initiatives. Team Our national banking and finance team advises clients on a range of financing transactions across a wide variety of sectors, often with a multi‑jurisdictional element. Acting for borrowers, lenders and investors gives us a practical understanding of the needs of all parties to a financing transaction. Our expertise extends to corporate lending, leverage finance, asset finance, real estate finance (investment and development), project finance and invoice discounting both on a bilateral and a syndicatable basis. We work closely with some of the UK's major banks and financial institutions and have approved panel status with many of them. Firm Shoosmiths is the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for our ability to focus on what matters. From offices across the UK and Brussels, we support some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact. We empower our people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. The first top 50 law firm to achieve ‘Platinum Standard’ Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm. Benefits We have an outstanding benefits package to complement our competitive remuneration system. In addition to competitive salaries, a great working environment, and high‑quality work, we believe that all staff should be rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of the firm through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. Skills and Qualifications Our ideal candidate will be dual qualified (or willing to work towards that) with a minimum of 5 to 6 years PQE and have strong real estate finance experience at their current firm; they will be naturally proactive in their approach and will be as passionate as us in what we do. You will have experience liaising with lenders, borrowers, intermediaries and/or investors on the full transaction lifecycle. Equal Opportunities Our approach to our people is underpinned by our approach to diversity, inclusion and well‑being. Our ambition is to build a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and talents, and a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong sense of community between colleagues. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. Employment type: Full‑time. Job function: Other. Industries: Law Practice and Legal Services. #J-18808-Ljbffr