Real Estate Finance Associate

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Manchester is seeking a Recruitment Advisor for their Real Estate Finance team. The role focuses on assisting with complex transactions, managing project aspects, and providing high-quality legal advice. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of real estate finance concepts and excellent team collaboration skills. This is a full-time associate position offering growth in a dynamic legal environment.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of real-estate finance concepts and market awareness.
• Proactive, flexible and adaptable with a commercial focus.
• Excellent team and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist on Real Estate Finance and CRE Structured Debt deals.
• Draft finance documents such as facility agreements.
• Manage project aspects of deals with partners and associates.

Skills

Real estate finance concepts understanding

Commercial focus

Team collaboration skills

Proactive and adaptable

Willingness to learn

Job description

Recruitment Advisor – Real Estate Finance

We offer a dynamic legal environment with a broad real‑estate capability across London, Manchester and Southampton, along with support from our offices in France, Germany and Luxembourg. The role involves complex, high‑value transactions across the full range of assets.

Responsibilities

• Assist on Real Estate Finance and CRE Structured Debt deals for lenders and sponsors.
• Draft finance documents such as facility agreements, fee letters, syndication letters, mezzanine documentation, priority arrangements and intercreditor agreements.
• Understand financing of diverse real‑estate assets and tools from vanilla investment work to structured debt and large‑scale developments.
• Manage project aspects of deals working with partners, associates and paralegals.
• Develop expertise in sector and specialist experience teams.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of real‑estate finance concepts and market awareness.
• Proactive, flexible and adaptable with a commercial focus and the ability to provide high‑quality, concise, practical advice.
• Excellent team and collaboration skills across the firm.
• Enthusiasm for working with junior colleagues and helping them develop.
• Willingness to continue learning and growing legal skills within a supportive environment.

Company

BCLP is a market‑leading real‑estate finance practice, consistently ranked number one in legal directories across all real‑estate disciplines. We collaborate across UK offices and maintain strong links with our European desks.

EEO Statement

At BCLP we value diversity and are committed to a workforce environment where all are respected without reference to protected characteristics such as gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, political belief, disability or any other protected characteristic.

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Legal – Law Practice