Senior Associate - Property Development

CompanyDAC Beachcroft

LocationCity Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/20/2026

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Occupation Type

Property, housing and estate managers

Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled

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Description

Our National Property Development Team has an opportunity in Bristol for a 5+ years PQE Senior Associate to help them with their increasing workload from regionally and nationally based residential work.

The work is exciting and varied and includes all aspects of brownfield site regeneration schemes, mixed use, urban extensions, the purchase and development of strategic land, joint ventures and collaborations and the development and disposals of new housing neighbourhoods. Housebuilder clients include Vistry Homes/Vistry Partnerships, Barratts, Bellway Homes, Taylor Wimpey, Crest Nicholson Countryside, CALA and Persimmon. The candidate will work closely with solicitors from our highly regarded Real Estate team (please see below) from other disciplines including, planners, construction, corporate, tax and property finance lawyers.

Key Responsibilities

Running a varied caseload across, and working as part of the National Team, on a wide variety of projects
Drafting and negotiating contracts dealing with all aspects of acquisition, development and disposals
Carrying out and supervising due diligence and reporting

Providing clients with focused legal advice with an appreciation of clients' commercial objectives

Reporting to clients, communicating directly with them and building relationships

Involvement in business development and assistance with client management.

Assisting with writing articles and client updates

At all times complying with client and firm protocols, financial management requirements and data protection requirements.

Responsible for the management and development of junior colleagues

Ideal Candidate

Strong educational background with at least a 2:1 in a Law-related degree
A qualified solicitor with 5+yrs PQE and experienced in Residential Development
The ability to manage a varied caseload.
Demonstrable ability to train, mentor, and develop junior members of the team.
Strong technical skills and an ability to understand and work through complex issues.
A demonstrable ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to legal issues and to be highly client focused.
Team oriented and collegiate.
Confident communicator with an ability to develop relationships, undertake client marketing and influence at all levels.
Strong organisation skills to ensure a pragmatic and methodical approach to handling a variety of Real Estate matters simultaneously.