Senior Associate / Legal Director – Housing & Regeneration
Location: Manchester | Hybrid working

A market-leading national law firm is seeking an ambitious Senior Associate or Legal Director to join its highly regarded Housing and Regeneration team — one of the fastest-growing practices in the sector.

The Role

This is a hands-on, client-facing position with real responsibility from day one, covering a broad range of development work including:

• Affordable housing development transactions (s.106 schemes, golden brick, turnkey and package deals)
• Strategic land acquisitions and disposals
• Conditional contracts, options, promotion agreements, overage and collaboration agreements
• Leasehold structures, funding arrangements and portfolio management for registered providers

You'll take full ownership of transactions from instruction to completion, act as day-to-day lead contact for clients, manage a busy caseload against tight timescales, and support the development of junior team members.

About You

• Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered), confident running transactions independently
• Strong experience in residential development and/or affordable housing work
• Commercially minded, with the ability to balance legal risk and practical solutions
• Proactive, organised and able to build credibility with clients quickly
• Comfortable supporting and supervising more junior lawyers

The Team

You'll join a Housing and Regeneration team of 25 sitting within one of the UK's largest real estate groups (180-strong nationally), acting for registered providers and developer clients on complex, high-value transactions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Why Apply

• High-quality, varied work with leading registered providers and developers
• Strong national reputation and ambitious growth plans
• Genuine progression and long-term career development
• Competitive salary, annual pay review, and a strong flexible benefits package including up to 30 days' holiday and private medical insurance
• Fully flexible, hybrid working culture

Interested? Get in touch for a confidential conversation - joegregory@thinklegalrecruitment.com