Associate / Senior Associate / Legal Director (Real Estate) | Edinburgh

A leading UK law firm is seeking an experienced Real Estate lawyer to join its highly regarded property practice in Edinburgh. This is an outstanding opportunity for a commercially minded solicitor with significant Scottish real estate experience to work on high-profile investment, development and asset management transactions across a diverse range of sectors. 

The Opportunity

Joining a market-leading team, you will advise a broad client base including institutional investors, private equity funds, international investors and high-net-worth individuals on complex and strategically important real estate matters. The work spans the full lifecycle of commercial property assets, with exposure to investment acquisitions and disposals, development projects, leasing and asset management matters. 

Key sectors include:

• Offices
• Logistics
• Retail
• Leisure
• Build-to-rent
• Student accommodation

You will have the opportunity to take ownership of transactions while collaborating closely with specialists across construction, planning, banking, tax, corporate and dispute resolution teams.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be involved in:

• Investment acquisitions and disposals
• Commercial leasing and asset management transactions
• Lease renewals, re-gears and variations
• Title investigations and due diligence exercises
• Advising on development and regeneration projects
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members
• Contributing to business development initiatives and market engagement activities 

About You

Applications are welcomed from qualified Scottish solicitors with approximately 8+ years' PQE and strong experience in commercial real estate matters.

You will demonstrate:

• Excellent knowledge of Scottish real estate law
• A pragmatic and commercially focused approach
• Strong technical and drafting skills
• Outstanding client relationship management abilities
• Confidence handling matters independently
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• An interest in developing new business opportunities
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines effectively 

What's on Offer

• High-quality, market-leading real estate work
• Exposure to major investment and development projects
• A collaborative and supportive team environment
• Clear and genuine opportunities for career progression
• The chance to work with an impressive client portfolio active across Scotland and beyond 

Apply

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Jill Cowan on 07931 811 330 or email jill@lusona.co.uk