Managing Associate – Real Estate (Housing & Development)

Managing Associate – Real Estate (Affordable Housing & Development) – Manchester LHH is looking to recruit an ambitious Senior Associate or Managing Associate to join a market-leading real estate team, based in Manchester, with a strong focus on affordable housing and regeneration work.

Your Role This is a hands-on, client-facing role with significant responsibility from day one. You will play a central part in delivering a broad range of development matters, including: Affordable housing development transactions (including s.106 schemes, golden brick, turnkey and package deals) Strategic land acquisitions and disposals Conditional contracts, options, promotion agreements, overage and collaboration agreements Leasehold structures, funding arrangements and portfolio management work for registered providers You will be expected to: Take full ownership of transactions from initial instruction through to completion Act as the day-to-day lead contact for clients, providing clear, commercial and pragmatic advice Manage multiple matters simultaneously, often within tight timescales Work closely with developers, registered providers, funders and other stakeholders to progress deals efficiently Identify and manage risk, while keeping transactions moving forward Supervise, support and help develop junior team members, including delegating effectively and reviewing work Play an active role in client relationship management and contribute to business development initiatives Your Skills and Experience A Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered), who is confident running transactions independently Strong experience in residential development and/or affordable housing work Commercially minded and able to balance legal risk with practical solutions Organised, proactive and comfortable managing a busy and varied workload Strong communication skills and be able to build credibility quickly with clients Experience of working as part of a collaborative team and supporting more junior lawyers Motivated by being part of a high-performing, growing practice To apply or find out more, please contact Callum Robson at LHH

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