Summary
About this role
Great opportunity to join our Tier 1 ranked Funds and Indirect Real Estate Team as an Associate with a specialist focus on the Indirect Real Estate practice.
About the role
The Funds and Indirect Real Estate team is band 1 ranked and the Indirect Real Estate practice covers high-value corporatised real estate transactions including M&A and JVs in relation to both corporate wrapped real estate and associated operational platforms as well as asset / investment management transactions and establishment of private REITs.
The Indirect Real Estate clients include sovereign wealth investors, listed REITs, private equity real estate managers, developers and pensions fund investors and their key clients include: AIMCo, APG, Aviva Investors, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Davidson Kempner, Delancey, GSA/Yugo, Hammerson, Landsec, Mitsubishi Estates London, Mitsui Fudosan, Pension Insurance Corporation and SEGRO.
The role offers:
• the opportunity to work closely with partners on challenging, complex, high value and often high-profile indirect real estate transactions across a wide variety of real estate asset classes including office, logistics, PRS/BTR, student accommodation and retail;
• the opportunity to work closely with the CMS funds team and Real Estate team in Europe and beyond;
• opportunities to develop client relationships, for business development and to raise your and the firms’ profile; and
• the opportunity to be part of a Tier 1 practice and work on premium and complex transactions within the real estate sector.
About you
You will have excellent attention to detail, project management skills, drafting skills, the ability to translate legal theory into practical commercial advice, sound judgement and good interpersonal and consultancy skills. To meet the needs of the Associate role, you will have an appropriate level of post qualification experience (3-4PQE plus) in a leading law firm and have focused on indirect / corporate real estate matters or have more general corporate M&A and JV transactions experience. No funds experience is required for this role.
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What’s in it for you?
We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
Flexible, hybrid working policy
Generous bonus scheme
Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
Holiday exchange scheme
Private medical insurance
Enhanced parental leave
Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.
Other facts
About CMS Law
Are you a MENA-based business seeking investments abroad, or a multinational looking to enter, establish or grow your business interests in the dynamic markets of MENA? With our lawyers based throughout the key regional commercial centres, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Algeria and Turkey, CMS MENA has the resources and expertise to support all aspects of your business.
If you’re looking for new markets, investment opportunities, implementation of new strategies or have a dispute to resolve, we have specialist teams of over 125 lawyers on the ground to help across some of the region’s most exciting economies. Our local knowledge and business savvy approach means we give you both commercial and legal insight to make the most of the opportunities in the region. Our sector focus gives us a comprehensive understanding of our clients’ businesses and markets and allows us to constantly deliver sound and commercially relevant advice from any of our offices We focus on relationships, not deals, and we are considered more approachable and accessible than many of our competitors. Our clients tell us that they like working with us and that we’re often seen as the human face of the law.
International law firm CMS has over 5,000 lawyers in 79 locations worldwide to help organisations thrive in changing times. Through our technical rigour, strategic expertise and deep focus on building long-term partnerships, we are committed to putting our clients and their business success first.
What you'll do
- The Associate will work closely with partners on complex, high-value indirect real estate transactions across various asset classes. The role also involves developing client relationships and participating in business development activities.
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