Real Estate Finance Associate/Senior Associate
About the team Freeths’ highly rated and award-winning team of over 200 real estate lawyers operates from 12 UK locations.
Our Liverpool and Manchester Real Estate teams advise on a broad range of commercial property and real estate finance matters, acting for lenders, borrowers, developers, investors and occupiers on transactions across the UK. The team is led by Luke Hopkins, Partner, who specialises in real estate finance and advises both institutional and alternative lenders, as well as borrowers, on acquisition, development and investment finance transactions.
The Liverpool and Manchester practice acts for a diverse client base, including major banks, challenger banks, developers and property investors, advising on acquisition finance, development finance, refinancing transactions and portfolio lending arrangements.
About the role The team is continuing to expand and is looking to recruit an Associate/Senior Associate with 2-4 years’ PQE gained within a strong real estate finance, banking and finance or commercial property practice. You will work closely with Luke Hopkins on a broad range of real estate finance matters, acting for both lenders and borrowers on transactions involving investment, acquisition and development finance.
The role will also provide exposure to wider commercial property and banking matters, allowing you to develop a well-rounded practice within a supportive and collaborative team environment. Typical responsibilities will include: Advising lenders and borrowers on acquisition, development and investment finance transactions. Managing transaction processes from instruction through to completion.
Drafting and negotiating finance-related property documentation. Conducting and reporting on due diligence exercises. Supporting refinancing and portfolio transactions. Working closely with colleagues across the Real Estate and Banking & Finance teams on complex and high-value matters. Building and maintaining strong client relationships. Smart. Bold. Together. We Are Freeths. Become part of the team at Freeths.
View some of our recent highlights on our website here. Do we sound like a match? If you’re someone who cares deeply, communicates openly and collaborates effectively, then we’d love to have you join our diverse, inclusive team. We’re 1000+ Freethinkers, striving to create a better place. We’re committed to living our values – smart, bold, together – and making a positive change at every touchpoint for our colleagues, clients and communities.
We’ve built our law firm on solid foundations of integrity, entrepreneurialism and expertise. This has helped us grow into one of the largest full-service law firms in the UK, with 13 offices and over 1000 colleagues, and counting. 1. Think Ambition: We’ve built our law firm on solid foundations of integrity, entrepreneurialism and expertise.
This has helped us grow into one of the largest full-service law firms in the UK, with 13 offices and over 1,000 colleagues, and counting. Matching individual ambition and our firm’s ambition matters. That’s why we develop our people by making sure every one of our team feels connected through a clear progression pathway and leadership support.
It’s helped us to grow an award-winning reputation in the eyes of our clients and competitors that each and every one of the Freeths team works hard to uphold in everything we do. 2. Think Recognition: Sharing success matters to us. We love to showcase excellent work across the firm and celebrate our people through our employee awards. We recognise our teams work hard together to deliver the best solutions for our clients.
That’s why great work is well rewarded - our rewards and benefits are among the best in the business. 3. Think Together: Our people are at the heart of what makes Freeths such a great place to be. We’re a firm where people care about each other and employee wellbeing is high on the agenda. Our firm is set up to ensure everyone’s voice is heard, and mutual respect is shown by all.
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