Mid Level Real Estate Finance - Associate

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Our Real Estate Finance team is consistently ranked as Tier 1 in both Chambers and Legal 500. The team covers transactions in the UK and Europe, often pan-Euro or cross-border. The team provides clients with a single source of multi-disciplinary advice that covers all aspects of the transactions which we are engaged on (finance, real estate, tax, corporate, capital markets and restructuring advice). We have continued to invest in those teams throughout most of the major economies in Europe so that we can provide a "one stop shop" service for cross-border deals, distinguishing us from competitors who lack that network. Our combined expertise spans the complete spectrum of asset classes involving real estate finance products and sectors including the following types of deals: investment finance, including top tier sponsor transactions development finance loan-on-loan and other back leverage structures (teaming up with our New York office on repo financing where relevant) Senior/mezz finance CMBS crossover real estate infrastructure finance (including data centres) restructurings and work-outs performing and non-performing loan portfolio sales, purchases and financings CRE CLOs and other structured deals financing commercial real estate assets We advise the full range of market participants including investment banks, credit funds, asset managers, private capital sponsors and arrangers covering a range of real estate assets including logistics, industrial, office, retail, hospitality, digital infrastructure (including data centres) and housing. Real Estate Finance sits within the Debt Finance Global Product Group. The Debt Finance team of which advises on the full range of debt finance matters, including leveraged finance, asset finance, real estate and infrastructure finance, fund finance, corporate lending, syndicated facilities and private credit. What you will be responsible for You will be regularly working as part of cross-border and interdisciplinary teams essential to the delivery of the transactions we cover for our clients. As a lawyer, your remit will be to: Draft core legal documents or (on top tier sponsor deals) advise on the key deal points and mark-up the main documents. Apply your legal expertise to help structure the deals. Lead (alongside the file partners) the transaction management of the above deals, which will often entail leading a team of colleagues drawn from across various practice areas and offices. Deliver clear, commercial and market-informed, concise and tailored legal advice to clients. Drive the execution process. Manage and supervise other transaction parties including the wider CC team, external local counsel, junior lawyers and trainees and delegate appropriately. Help to develop client relationships, including through management of fee budgets and reporting of the same to clients, client training and networking. Sharing market intelligence from the same in discussions with the partners and other mid level or senior associates. Drive the efficient delivery of our transactions by using our multiple best delivery tools: e.g. templates, paralegal teams, , Legal Project Managers, legal tech tools including AI. Who we are looking for A Mid level Lawyer who can demonstrate experience and developing expertise in Real Estate Finance. Your knowledge and experience will probably have been gained at a leading practice with a reputation for work in this market. An outstanding academic history and proven first rate legal skills, combined with a strong reputation amongst existing clients for providing commercial solutions to complex problems and demonstrating excellent transaction management skills. You will be able to demonstrate excellent document drafting skills with strong communication and analytical skills with a high level of commercial awareness and interpersonal skills. You will have a strong track record of working collaboratively with multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams. You should be resilient, self-motivated, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, while operating within a supportive framework provided by partners. It is crucial that you can demonstrate an appetite for self-driven technical development, business development and client relationship management. How we will support From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and develop your skills and knowledge. We offer a mentorship culture e.g. you will have a career development partner assigned to you with whom you can discuss all aspects of your career development in a confidential setting, with a second partner named should you ever want another view or a different listening post. You will receive formal training on all aspects of our practice both on technical skills and soft skills, legal updates from our knowledge team together with informal coaching and mentoring. You will be actively supervised and mentored by partners on ma

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