Associate - Real Estate development

The role

This role is for an Associate in Real Estate Development at Mills & Reeve in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is suitable for a solicitor with 0-2 years of PQE, focusing on high-profile development transactions and broader commercial real estate work.

What you'll do

• Support complex development transactions, including site acquisitions and disposals, option agreements, promotion agreements and conditional contracts
• Conduct due diligence
• Review title documents
• Raise and respond to pre-contract enquiries
• Report on searches
• Work closely with colleagues across planning, construction and other specialist teams to deliver multi-disciplinary transactions
• Advise on the acquisition and disposal of commercial property
• Draft and negotiate leases, licences to alter, agreements for lease and other landlord and tenant documentation
• Manage completion and post-completion matters, including SDLT submissions and Land Registry applications
• Build strong relationships with clients through direct contact, delivering a first-class service to some of the firm's largest and most high-profile clients
• Take ownership of workstreams within larger transactions, coordinating with colleagues across teams and offices to ensure seamless delivery
• Contribute to the team's collaborative knowledge-sharing culture
• Participate in business development, client events and sector-focused initiatives
• Gain exposure to a broad range of sectors and asset classes

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