Residential Development Solicitor

Salary: £60,000-75,000
Location: Birmingham - Hybrid working
Contract: Permanent

Overview

We are currently recruiting for an ambitious Residential Development Associate Solicitor to join a highly regarded Residential Development team in Birmingham. This is an excellent opportunity to work with some of the UK's leading national and regional housebuilders, developers and landowners on a broad range of high-profile residential development matters. The successful candidate will join a collaborative and well-established team offering excellent career development, high-quality work and the opportunity to build long-term expertise within residential development and land acquisition. This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK's leading Residential Development teams. You will work on high-value, complex transactions for major housebuilders and developers while receiving excellent mentoring, ongoing training and genuine opportunities for career progression within a supportive and collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Advising on complex and large-scale land acquisitions across England and Wales
• Drafting and negotiating development agreements, option agreements and conditional contracts
• Advising on collaboration agreements and joint ventures between developers
• Managing disposals of serviced land parcels
• Supporting strategic land acquisitions and urban regeneration projects
• Advising on funding arrangements relating to development sites
• Working closely with planning, construction and litigation specialists to deliver a full service to clients
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients while delivering commercially focused legal advice

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with 3-5 years' post-qualification experience
• Experience in commercial property or residential development matters
• Previous experience acting for housebuilders or developers would be advantageous but is not essential
• Strong technical knowledge of land acquisition and development transactions
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills
• Commercial awareness with a proactive and client-focused approach
• A genuine interest in developing a long-term career within residential development

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual bonus opportunities
• Structured training and career development programmes
• Clear progression opportunities within a growing team
• Comprehensive learning and professional development support
• Pension scheme
• Healthcare and wellbeing benefits
• Employee assistance programme
• Generous annual leave with the option to purchase additional days
• Retail discounts and lifestyle benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.