Real Estate Disputes Lawyer – Associate, 3 – 5 Years' PQE, Manchester

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

•    As part of our AG2030 Growth Strategy, we are seeking an ambitious Associate in our Real Estate Dispute team to provide expert legal support and representation in high-value, high-profile, and often complex litigation matters.

THE TEAM

•    Part of the Real Estate Group, the Real Estate Disputes team is led by 7 Partners across Leeds, Manchester and London. The Manchester team is made up of 2 Partners, 2 Legal Directors, 3 Managing Associates and an excellent cohort of Associates, offering a supportive environment with peers and senior lawyers to work alongside. 
•    Clients include an impressive range of landlords, tenants, developers, investors, and corporate occupiers, as well as bank & insolvency practitioners. 
•    The Manchester team have a wealth of experience in acting in high-value and complex litigation, including reported cases before the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court.
•    More generally we undertake the usual contentious property matters including dilapidations, lease renewals, rent review, professional negligence and general property management work.
•    Our lawyers are known for their technical excellence, commercial acumen, and strategic litigation approach, often involved in precedent-setting and cross-border matters.
•    We invest heavily in the development of our people, and we offer mentoring, leadership training, and international collaboration opportunities as part of long-term career growth. This is a very stable, collegiate and ambitious team who pride themselves on collaboration and teamwork.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLE

•    You can expect a varied and broad mix of work in all forms of real estate disputes. Responsibilities will include dealing with a full range of landlord and tenant matters including lease renewals (contested and uncontested), dilapidation claims, service of break notices, forfeiture and possession actions.  
•    You will act on a range of high-value, high-profile and complex litigation cases including those for retailers with extensive property portfolios. Clients include developers, landlords, tenants, banks/ financial institutions, insolvency practitioners and professional advisors. 
•    You will handle your own matters (with supervision) and assist the Partners and more senior members of the team on more complex matters.  You will play a significant role in working for clients that are key to the Division and to the firm. 
•    This is a high performing, cohesive and busy team with excellent prospects for career development.  We have a strong reputation for providing Associates with early levels of responsibility within a supportive, stretching environment.  At this stage in your career the team will take a genuine interest and support you with your development.  We encourage Associates to help the team in developing and building relationships with new and existing clients through business development initiatives.  
•    Fee earners are expected to be in the office a minimum of 3 days per week. The team are located at our city centre office. 

YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE

To be successful in this role:
•    You are a UK qualified Solicitor with between 3 and 5 years of post-qualified experience within Real Estate Disputes
•    Self-motivated, proactive, detail-focused, a person of sound judgment.
•    Fast learner with commercial approach.
•    Excellent client relationship skills and effective communicator.
•    Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
•    Collaborative team player.

OUR FIRM

Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential in a supportive and collegiate environment.  Our culture of improvement, growth and collaboration delivers results, drives innovation, and rewards ambition. 

We not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them and as such we are natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.

Our success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives. We have a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are and celebrate this at AG.

OUR APPROACH: IMAGINE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

Everything we've accomplished can be traced back to our people and the way we work. Our reputation is something we are proud of, and constantly invest in. 

Here, you'll do high calibre work, with high-character colleagues who care for one another and our clients. 

Are you up for the challenge?