Corporate Real Estate Associate

At BCLP, we’ve built our firm on the foundations of thinking differently. Curious, inquisitive and unbound by tradition, we’re building change within our sector and beyond.

It starts with our people, which is why we need a Corporate Real Estate & Funds (CREF) Associate to join our team to advise on Corporate real estate M&A transactions, joint ventures, restructurings, club deals and fund formations.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive Associate to join a market leading and top corporate real estate practice in the city. You will work on a range of high profile multi-jurisdictional deals, as part of a small yet growing team. The department works for the vast majority of the global 100 private equity real estate fund managers.

We invest strongly in the training available to our associates. Your career is important to us and the success of our firm is driven by ensuring that every employee maximises their potential.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Working with a partner and/or senior associates on corporate real estate M&A transactions

• Supporting on joint venture transactions and club deals

• Liaising with other departments in the firm on transactions and obtaining advice from overseas counsel on cross-border transactions

• Working in conjunction with a partner on structuring, establishing and running private investment funds in the United Kingdom and offshore jurisdictions

• Drafting and negotiating documents to help clients achieve their business goals

• Managing matters and reviewing work of more junior team members

• Managing and developing existing client relationships with the relevant client relationship partner and actively get involved in the Firm’s marketing business development work

• Assisting with the development of templates and other know-how and presenting at internal and external events to contribute to the Firm’s knowledge

• You will build your legal knowledge by attending know-how meetings, conducting research and reading journals and legal updates

Skills and experience required:

• Ideally, we are looking for someone with 18 months+ PQE.

• You will ideally have experience working on joint ventures and indirect real estate transactions as well as general funds advisory support. Experience in respect of fund formation work is not a prerequisite but you will need to demonstrate an understanding of this discipline.

• The work will be in the wider real estate sector and so an interest in the asset class would be helpful.

Legal Excellence

• You will have excellent commercial and analytical skills and the ability to apply them to create innovative and commercial solutions.

• You will have the highest standards of integrity and ethics.

Client Relationships & Business Development

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to foster strong client relationships.

• You will write articles and briefings for internal and external publications.

• Contribute to pitches and proposals.

Financial Performance

• Solid understanding of the drivers of profitability.

• Ability to prepare fee estimates and manage projects to plan.

• Ability to identify and implement ideas that will improve productivity.

• You will have excellent organisational and prioritising skills with the ability to manage multiple work demands allowing you to dedicate adequate time to fee earning and non-fee earning activities.

People

• You will be proactive and positive with a strong team focus, and a collaborative approach.

• You will be able to establish strong working relationships with your colleagues with the highest level of professionalism and integrity.

• You will be able to effectively delegate and supervise work

• You will have an inclusive approach, and help to foster a diverse and inclusive team and workplace

At Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner we understand the value of a diverse workforce and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves at work. We aim to create an inclusive environment where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. In order to provide the best possible service to our diverse client base, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political belief, disability or any other protected characteristic.