Job Description

The opportunity for you
Join Taylor Wessing, a leading international law firm working with some of the world's most dynamic industries and 60% of the top 50 global brands. Our Corporate Real Estate team sits at the heart of our Corporate department and is a core part of our market-leading Real Estate practice-one of the firm's four strategic pillars.
As a Corporate Real Estate Associate, you'll play a key role in delivering globally significant transactions for institutional investors, private capital, and other stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity to work on high-profile deals in sectors such as real estate, hospitality, and private wealth, alongside a team recognised for excellence and innovation.
We offer a collaborative, inclusive culture where you can thrive, supported by tailored development plans, flexible working, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Key responsibilities
You will advise on a wide range of corporate transactions focused on real estate assets, including:

• Sale and purchase of companies, unit trusts, and other entities owning real estate investments or development projects.
• Joint ventures and co-investment arrangements.
• Structuring and restructurings.
• Management agreements, promote arrangements, and incentive plans.
• High-profile transactions in hospitality, hotels, and private wealth sectors.
• Coordinating cross-border transactional mandates and contributing to sector-focused initiatives.

Knowledge, skills and experience
We're looking for a UK-qualified lawyer (or equivalent) with at least 2 years' PQE from a recognised transactional practice. You should bring:

• Strong technical ability and drafting skills.
• Experience in corporate transactions involving real estate assets.
• Confidence to take principal associate roles on deals.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and jurisdictions.
• Experience supervising and mentoring junior lawyers or trainees.
• Interest in business development and building client relationships.

Experience in hospitality-related commercial transactions is a plus but not essential.
Benefits
Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer;

• Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week)
• Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata).
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child).

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available.
The way we work
At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.
Our culture
Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation. We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team. We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.
Taylor Wessing
Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition.
With 1250+ lawyers, 350+ partners, 27 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Corporate Real Estate team, with the addition of a Corporate Real Estate Associate.

Skills Required