Purpose of the Role

• We are seeking corporate real estate associates to join our growing and market leading Real Estate Investments (REI) team in London to take an active role in complex, high value real estate investment and corporate real estate transactions.
• We welcome applications from general corporate transactional lawyers with strong M&A and joint venture experience who are keen to focus their practice on the real estate sector.
• Ideally you will be NQ - 4 PQE

The Team

Our Real Estate Investments team is one of the UK's leading specialist practices advising on corporate real estate M&A, real estate backed joint ventures and indirect real estate investment structures. The team combines exceptional transactional experience from magic circle and other top tier practices.

You will be working alongside Daniel Woolston, Simon Pollock, Liam Diggins and Farhod Moghadam (Partners) as well as a wider team of LDs, MA's and Associates. 

We advise across all major real estate sub sectors on complex, cross border and domestic transactions for clients including Ares, Angelo Gordon, Aviva, Battersea Power Station, British Land, Federated Hermes, Greystar, Patron, Pension Insurance Corporation, Realty Income and Royal London Asset Management. Our client base includes private equity real estate funds, institutional asset managers, developers, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, large pension funds, REITs and financial institutions, all of whom rely on us for imaginative, commercially focused advice on their indirect real estate projects.

What to Expect in this Role

As an associate in our team, your role would include:

•  Advising on all aspects of the structuring, establishment, operation, restructuring and exit of joint ventures and other indirect real estate investment structures (including corporates, partnerships and JPUTs).
• Woking on complex corporate M&A transactions in the real estate sector, including cross border deals and portfolio transactions.
• Acting as a point of contact for a wide range of clients, including private equity real estate managers, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, REITs and developers/operators, providing clear strategic advice and managing key relationships.
• Driving transactions forward: taking day to day responsibility for matter conduct, managing risk, project managing multi disciplinary teams and coordinating input from fee earners in tax, finance, real estate and other relevant disciplines.
• Handling complex asset and portfolio management mandates in the real estate sector, including reorganisations, refinancings and exits.
• Contributing to the development of the Real Estate Investments practice through business development initiatives, including leading and supporting pitches, thought leadership and client relationship programmes.
• Supervising and developing junior lawyers and trainees, providing constructive feedback, supporting their technical and commercial development, and helping to build a cohesive, high performing team.

We are particularly interested in candidates that have extensive experience advising on structured real estate joint ventures, including both single asset joint ventures (development and investment) and also broader platform joint venture arrangements (including club deals and quasi fund investments).

At Addleshaw Goddard, we are committed to your ongoing development. As an associate in our REI team you will benefit from structured training, regular feedback and clear career development discussions, including progression towards partnership for those who aspire to it.

Your Areas of Knowledge and Expertise

To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate (depending on your level of seniority):

• Technical expertise in the legal framework and market practice relevant to corporate real estate transactions, ideally gained in a leading private practice environment.
• Experience advising in respect of a range of different corporate structures (such as corporates, partnerships and offshore unit trusts) and across jurisdictions typically used for real estate investment transactions.
• A strong track record of participating in and (for those more senior) leading negotiations on share sale and purchase agreements, joint venture arrangements and related documentation.
• Proven ability to assume day to day responsibility for complex matters, including running conditions precedent processes, overseeing workstreams, managing timetables and ensuring high quality delivery with appropriate partner involvement.
• Commercial acumen and sector awareness: the ability to understand clients' investment strategies, risk appetite and commercial drivers, and to translate that into practical, solutions focused legal advice.
• Strong client relationship and business development skills: enthusiasm for building and maintaining your own network of contacts, identifying opportunities, and contributing to the team's growth through pitches, know how, seminars and client facing initiatives.
• Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to present complex issues clearly and succinctly, and with meticulous attention to detail.
• Team skills: being self aware, approachable and collaborative, able to supervise and mentor more junior members of the team and both deliver and act on constructive feedback.
• A proactive, resilient, and organised approach to managing workload in a fast paced environment, with a strong commitment to delivering outstanding client service.