PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• As part of our AG2030 Growth Strategy, we are excited to appoint a newly qualified Associate in our Real Estate Disputes team to provide expert legal advice in high-value, high-profile, and complex property litigation matters, alongside more traditional real estate disputes work.

THE TEAM

• Part of the Real Estate Group, the Real Estate Disputes team is led by 7 Partners across Leeds, Manchester and London. The London team is made up of 3 Partners, 2 Managing Associates and an excellent cohort of Associates, offering a supportive environment with peers and senior lawyers to work alongside.
• Clients include an impressive range of institutional landlords, well known-retailers, leading investors, developers and infrastructure companies.
• The London team have key experience acting on a range of high-value, high-profile and complex litigation cases, with specialisms in the Building Safety Act, the living sector, and development disputes.
• More generally we undertake the usual contentious property matters including dilapidations, lease renewals, rent review, professional negligence and general property management work.
• Our lawyers are known for their technical excellence, commercial acumen, and strategic litigation approach, often involved in precedent-setting and cross-border matters.
• We invest heavily in the development of our people, and we offer mentoring, leadership training, and international collaboration opportunities as part of long-term career growth. This is a very stable, collegiate and ambitious team who pride themselves on collaboration and teamwork.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLE

• You can expect a varied and broad mix of work in all forms of real estate disputes. Responsibilities will include dealing with a full range of landlord and tenant matters including lease renewals (contested and uncontested), dilapidation claims, service of break notices, forfeiture and possession actions.
• You will be part of team acting on a range of high-value, high-profile and complex litigation cases. Clients include developers, landlords, tenants, banks/ financial institutions, insolvency practitioners and professional advisors.
• You can expect to be involved in work spanning building safety, rights of light, joint ventures and new and upcoming areas in the sector.
• You will handle your own matters (with supervision) and assist the Partners and more senior members of the team on more complex matters. You will play a significant role in working for clients that are key to the Group and to the firm.
• This is a high performing, cohesive and busy team with excellent prospects for career development. We have a strong reputation for providing Associates with early levels of responsibility within a supportive, stretching environment.  At this stage in your career the team will take a genuine interest and support you with your development.  We encourage Associates to help the team in developing and building relationships with new and existing clients through business development initiatives. 
• Fee earners are expected to be in the office a minimum of 3 days per week. The team are located at our brand new headquarters in the City.

YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE

To be successful in this role:

• You are a newly qualified Solicitor or are due to qualify by September 2026
• Self-motivated, proactive, detail-focused, a person of sound judgment.
• Fast learner with commercial approach.
• Excellent client relationship skills and effective communicator.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Collaborative team player.

Our FIRM

Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential in a supportive and collegiate environment.  Our culture of improvement, growth and collaboration delivers results, drives innovation, and rewards ambition.

We not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them and as such we are natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.

Our success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives. We have a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are and celebrate this at AG.

OUR APPROACH: IMAGINE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

Everything we've accomplished can be traced back to our people and the way we work. Our reputation is something we are proud of, and constantly invest in. 

Here, you'll do high calibre work, with high-character colleagues who care for one another and our clients.

Are you up for the challenge?