Associate - Real Estate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

The role

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is seeking a Real Estate Associate with 2-4 years of PQE to join their London Real Estate group. This role focuses on complex, cross-jurisdictional real estate transactions for institutional investors and private equity sponsors.

What you'll do

Advise on and manage UK and multi-jurisdictional real estate M&A, corporate wrapper transactions, joint ventures, co-investments and consortium arrangements across all real estate asset classes
Structure and advise on corporate and joint venture holding structures, including Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), limited partnerships, unit trusts, private equity real estate funds, and bespoke open- and closed-ended fund structures
Lead on major real estate asset acquisitions, lettings and disposals, portfolio transactions, sale-and-leasebacks, and operational real estate transactions
Advise on complex development and regeneration projects, including site acquisition, development agreements, forward funding and forward sales
Collaborate with Corporate/M&A, Finance, Tax and Disputes teams on the property aspects of major corporate transactions, public M&A, financings, flotations and restructurings
Take a proactive role in business development, client relationship management, knowledge management and pitching for new mandates

What we're looking for

Qualified as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales, or holding an equivalent qualification from a recognised common law jurisdiction

2-4 years post-qualification experience (PQE) at a leading corporate real estate practice

Experience covering all aspects of transactional real estate work

Significant cross-border experience

Experience acting for private equity real estate, SWF and pension funds

High-calibre lawyer with proven technical drafting, structuring and negotiation skills

Sound commercial judgement

Proven experience and proactive interest in business development, client engagement and sector initiatives

Excellent academic record

Proven ability to work collaboratively within diverse teams

Ability to mentor, supervise and develop junior lawyers and trainees

Highly effective communicator (both orally and in writing)

Able to take on a high degree of responsibility

Able to manage competing priorities

Able to deliver under challenging deadlines

Deeply committed to delivering exceptional client service

Deeply committed to upholding the highest professional standards

Proactive engagement in practice development

Proactive engagement in client relationship management

Proactive engagement in knowledge sharing

Ideally with significant cross-border experience· nice to have

Ideally with experience acting for private equity real estate, SWF and pension funds· nice to have

Associate - Real Estate

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