Remote Real Estate Lawyer. Associate, 3+ Years' PQE, Leeds at Addleshaw Goddard

The role

Addleshaw Goddard is seeking a Remote Real Estate Lawyer Associate with 3+ years of PQE to join their Tier 1 ranked Leeds Transactional Real Estate team. This role involves acting as a dedicated resource for a major client, focusing on transactional real estate matters and utilising innovative working methods.

What you'll do

Act as a dedicated legal resource for a key client, developing a strong understanding of their business while working within a structured delivery model supported by the wider firm
Manage your own caseload, ensuring compliance with firm policies and procedures, including drafting and negotiating leases, ancillary property documents, tenant due diligence enquiries, and lease management applications
Oversee transaction completion processes, maintain accurate matter status updates, and manage personal financial responsibilities, including WIP, billing, and write-offs
Supervise and support junior lawyers and paralegals, ensuring the delivery of high-quality work across lettings and property management matters
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and external advisers, acting as a key point of contact and participating in client engagement activities
Collaborate with the wider client account team to share best practice, drive process improvements, maintain consistency of approach, and support wider real estate transactions as required

What we're looking for

A minimum of 3 years' PQE advising on transactional real estate matters in England and Wales

Dedicated to the highest levels of client service

Strong communication and relationship building skills

Proactive approach to identifying risks and opportunities, and developing practical, commercially focused solutions

Experience of working for institutional landlords· nice to have

Experience managing high volume, fast paced workloads in a client facing role as part of a wider team following processes and utilising legal technology tools will be especially suitable· nice to have

Benefits

Offering a real work life balance with increased certainty and flexibility in hours

Primarily home-based role with travel to our Leeds office at least twice per month (to be agreed depending on the level of experience of the individual(s))

Additional attendance required initially for training with the team

Occasional visits to other offices to meet with the client so as to ensure that you feel part of the wider team

Comprehensive support, training, and career development opportunities available at Addleshaw Goddard