Commercial Real Estate Lawyer

A well-established London property business is seeking a commercially minded Commercial Real Estate Lawyer to join its in-house legal team. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified solicitor with strong commercial property experience to work across a diverse real estate portfolio, including commercial, residential and hotel assets. You will provide pragmatic, business-focused legal advice across acquisitions, disposals, leasing, property disputes and wider commercial matters. Reporting to the Senior Solicitor, you will play a key role in supporting the business’s ongoing property investment, development and asset-management activity. Responsibilities will include: • Advising on commercial real estate transactions, including property acquisitions, disposals, asset purchases and corporate acquisitions. • Supporting property development and investment projects from a legal perspective. • Drafting, negotiating and reviewing commercial leases and associated property documentation. • Managing landlord and tenant matters, including disputes and real estate litigation. • Negotiating and drafting supplier, commercial and operational contracts. • Providing clear, commercially focused legal advice to senior stakeholders across the business. • Managing external advisers where required and ensuring legal matters are dealt with efficiently and cost-effectively. • Supporting on ad-hoc legal projects across the wider property portfolio. The successful candidate will be: • A qualified Solicitor with at least 5 years’ PQE in commercial real estate. • Experienced in commercial property transactions, including sales and acquisitions. • Confident handling landlord and tenant matters, commercial lease negotiations and property disputes. • Strong in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. • Commercially astute, pragmatic and able to balance legal risk with business objectives. • An excellent communicator, able to build relationships with both internal stakeholders and external advisers. • Organised, detail-focused and comfortable managing a varied workload in a fast-paced environment. Experience within hotel real estate or hospitality-related property matters would be advantageous, although this is not essential. Package • Salary of £80,000–£90,000, depending on experience. • Hybrid working – four days per week in the Canary Wharf office and one day from home. • 25 days’ annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to five additional days. • Private healthcare. • Employer pension contribution starting at 5%, increasing annually up to 10%. • Employee discounts across group-owned restaurants and hotel brands. This is a great opportunity for an experienced commercial property lawyer who enjoys working close to the commercial decision-making process and wants exposure to a broad, high-quality real estate portfolio.