Senior Associate

Senior Associate - Property Development

DAC Beachcroft

Location:
United Kingdom , Bristol

Category:
Legal

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job 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.

Job Responsibility:

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

Requirements:

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

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Job Posted:
January 22, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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Senior Associate - Property Development

DAC Beachcroft

Location:
United Kingdom , Bristol

Category:
Legal

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Job Description:

Job Responsibility:

Requirements:

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 22, 2026

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