Senior Associate Real Estate

Job role: Senior Associate

Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)

Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2025 for the second year running and so we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Team: Real Estate

Location: Liverpool

Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

Here are some examples of what we offer:

• Annual leave starting at 25 days
• Annual bonus scheme
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy sell and carryover scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
• Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
• Annual fitness allowance
• Flexible pension scheme
• ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
• Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
• Medicash
• EAP with access to counselling
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Access to confidential expert support via Fertifa in relation to reproductive health and wellbeing
• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year via Bright Horizons
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities

Role overview

Introduction to the role:

The successful candidate will join our established Real Estate practice in Liverpool and have the opportunity to develop their own profile practice and skills with the support of experienced lawyers in the team.

Introduction to the team:

The Liverpool Real Estate team headed up by Alex McCann is comprised of a further four Partners five Legal Directors one Consultant three Senior Associates one Associate trainee solicitor apprentice and a team of paralegals. The fee earning team is also supported by two dedicated PAs.

Our team is part of a national property group with further teams based in London Leeds Birmingham and Manchester. Within this group are specialist teams dealing with Commercial Real Estate Real Estate Finance Planning Real Estate Litigation Construction and Residential Property.

Key responsibilities:

Advising a broad range of clients including occupiers property developers investors and lenders on matters including:

• Acquisitions and disposals of investment property including sale and lease-back transactions.
• Negotiation of leases and associated landlord and tenant documents (acting for both landlords and tenants)
• Acquisition of sites for development and investment negotiating development agreements dealing with disposals of development sites to investors.
• Supervising junior colleagues on property portfolio management including licences consents and granting of leases
• Reviewing reporting and advising on title matters
• Advising on heads of terms
• Coordinating other teams within the firm on real estate transactions such as Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Banking and Construction

What are we looking for:

• Qualified solicitor
• Significant experience in Commercial Property
• Significant Landlord and Tenant experience
• Demonstrable experience in some (but not necessarily all) of the other areas listed in the job description
• Willingness and aptitude to build on already strong knowledge and skills in all areas outlined in the job description.
• Demonstrates an understanding of clients colleagues and others
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to prioritise tasks and to work under pressure
• Adherence to guidelines and procedures
• The ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Enthusiasm to promote Hill Dickinson and the Real Estate department through networking and business development activities
• Financially aware
• Pro-active approach to day-to-day work
• A national outlook where the person is able to demonstrate a willingness to engage and work with teams outside of Liverpool whether in London Manchester Leeds or Birmingham.

If you dont meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson we encourage you to submit an application and if successful we can help you develop along the way.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age gender gender identity ethnic origin disability sexual orientation marital or transgender status nationality religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier so you are able to perform at your best please let us know. You can contact the HR team at should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

At Hill Dickinson we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification with both the SRA and CILEx.

All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Required Experience:

Senior IC