Residential Development Senior Associate - Top 50 UK Law Firm

📍 Location: Birmingham
📄 Contract Type: Permanent

Are you a skilled Solicitor looking to take the next step in your career? We're working with a top 50 UK law firm that is seeking a talented real estate lawyer to join their market-leading Residential Development team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-profile projects, collaborating with major housebuilders and developers across England and Wales.

The Role

This is a multi-faceted real estate development role where you will be involved in:

✅ Large-scale land acquisitions for some of the biggest names in housebuilding
✅ Collaboration agreements between developers
✅ Disposals of serviced parcels to Housing Associations and developers
✅ Strategic options, funding arrangements, and urban regeneration projects

You'll work closely with a highly experienced team, benefiting from exceptional support and career development opportunities.

The Team & Firm

• A top-tier Residential Development unit, exclusively partnering with housebuilders
• 200+ specialists, forming the UK's largest residential development team
• Acting for all of the top 10 housebuilders and 18 of the top 20 in the UK
• A strong Land Team, assisting with strategic land projects, development agreements, joint ventures, and more
• Dedicated support from Litigation, Planning, and Construction teams to provide full-service client solutions

Who We're Looking For

We are seeking a Senior Associate with 5+ years PQE. Experience working with housebuilder clients is ideal, but strong commercial development lawyers looking to specialise in residential development are also encouraged to apply.

Why Join?

✅ Clear career progression - previous associates in this team have advanced to Partner level
✅ Investment in your development - world-class training and support, including management training
✅ Equity opportunities - unique benefits such as share schemes for long-term wealth creation
✅ Comprehensive benefits - competitive salary, annual bonus, enhanced pension, private healthcare, flexible working, and more

This is a standout opportunity for a driven and ambitious lawyer to join a forward-thinking, high-performing team within a prestigious firm.

🔹 Interested? Get in touch for a confidential discussion.