Jobs, fresher vacancy - Real Estate Housebuilding Senior Associate • West Yorkshire

Company: CRA Legal

West Yorkshire

Role: Residential Development Lawyer (Housebuilding & Strategic Land) Location: Leeds (hybrid/flexible) Salary: £75,000-£95,000 + bonus PQE: c. 3-10 years' post-qualification Contract: Permanent We're partnering with a leading UK law firm to appoint a Real Estate Lawyer into its Housebuilding & Strategic Land team. You'll join a high-growth national platform working with major housebuilders, regional developers, promoters, RPs/housing associations, landowners and local authorities on complex residential development mandates. The work you'll handle Site acquisitions & disposals (single assets and multi-site programmes) Conditional/unconditional contracts, options & overage Strategic land: promotion agreements, hybrid agreements, collaboration/consortium structures Affordable housing (incl. golden brick, back-to-back disposals) Infrastructure & easements: s38/s104/s278, utilities, adoption and service media rights Site assembly, estate set-up, service charge/management agreements Liaison with Planning, Construction, Environment, Agriculture, Litigation & Tax specialists on joined-up delivery (VAT/SDLT awareness expected) What we're looking for 3-10 PQE (Solicitor/Associate/Senior Associate) with strong residential development experience Track record acting for housebuilders, developers, promoters, landowners, RPs and/or local authorities Confident running matters with appropriate supervision; excellent drafting and negotiation Commercial, client-facing mindset with developing BD relationships Comfortable in a collaborative, hybrid environment and keen to mentor juniors (as appropriate to level) Why this move? High-quality national housebuilder panel work with real variety and scale Genuine growth trajectory with clear progression routes Competitive base £75k-£95k + bonus, strong benefits, flexible working Supportive, well-resourced team with access to specialist colleagues and precedents Apply / Confidential chat: Rob Addy - CRA Consulting 07378 123456 robert.addy@craconsultants.com All conversations are handled in strict confidence. Open to relocators to Leeds with UK practice experience. #RealEstateLaw #ResidentialDevelopment #Housebuilding #StrategicLand #LeedsJobs