Job Description

Join a leading international firm as a PSL supporting a top-tier Private Equity Real Estate team on a fixed-term basis. You'll shape knowledge strategy, develop market-leading precedents, and deliver training across complex fund, JV, and investment structures.
Key ResponsibilitiesKnowledge Strategy & Innovation

• Assess and respond to the evolving knowledge needs of the PERE team.
• Monitor and analyse legal and market developments across private equity, real estate, funds, and corporate law.
• Collaborate with innovation teams to implement internal and client-facing tech solutions.

Client-Facing Initiatives

• Support BD efforts through targeted thought leadership, alerts, and briefing notes.
• Assist with pitches and client workshops, leveraging precedent-driven efficiencies.

Thought Leadership

• Draft and coordinate articles, updates, and commentary on legal and market trends.
• Work with internal teams to maximise current awareness and cross-practice collaboration.

Training & Technical Expertise

• Identify and deliver training needs across the team, including practice updates and know-how briefings.
• Support associates in accessing and applying internal and external knowledge resources.

Precedents & Process Mapping

• Develop and maintain market-leading templates, guidance notes, and process maps.
• Curate and manage the team's electronic knowledge bank, ensuring accessibility and relevance.

General Support

• Participate in team meetings and collaborate with BD and other practice groups.
• Provide ad hoc knowledge support as required.

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About You

• Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales.
• Experience in private equity, real estate funds, or corporate transactions at a top-tier firm.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills across fund, JV, and transactional documentation.
• PSL experience is desirable but not essential.
• Excellent communication, research, and organisational skills.
• Proactive, independent, and confident engaging with senior stakeholders.

A leading international law firm is seeking a Professional Support Lawyer to support its market-leading Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) team. This is a strategic role focused on delivering high-quality legal know-how, training, and innovation across a broad range of complex, high-value real estate fund and investment structures.
You'll work closely with senior stakeholders to shape knowledge strategy, support client-facing initiatives, and maintain best-in-class precedents and resources across the team's core areas - including fund formation, joint ventures, co-investment arrangements, secondaries, and more.

• A strategic PSL role supporting one of the market's leading PERE teams
• Exposure to high-value, complex fund and investment structures
• Collaborative, international environment with senior stakeholder engagement
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible working arrangements and a supportive team culture
• Opportunity to shape knowledge strategy and drive innovation

Skills Required