Real Estate Supervising Lawyer – 7+ Years' PQE – Manchester

Our client, a leading Tier 1 national law firm, is seeking a Supervising Lawyer to join its growing Manchester Real Estate practice. This is a distinctive role focused on supervising and developing junior lawyers rather than managing a personal caseload, so this is a move away from time recording. 

The Team

This is one of the firm's largest and most established practices nationally. The Manchester Transactional Real Estate team is substantial and growing, forming a key part of the firm's national Tier 1 real estate offering. The team advises on high-value investment, development, landlord and tenant, and portfolio transactions for a broad range of clients — including leading investors, developers, occupiers, funders, corporates and public sector bodies — and is known for combining technical excellence with a commercial, business-focused approach.

The team has built a high-performing yet collegiate culture, giving junior lawyers early responsibility within a genuinely supportive environment. A key differentiator is its commitment to structured supervision, training and knowledge management — reflected in this dedicated role.

The Role

As Supervising Lawyer, your primary "clients" will be the Manchester real estate lawyers you support and develop, and by extension the external clients they advise. You will:

• Provide supervision, teaching and coaching to junior lawyers (particularly 0–3 PQE) across landlord and tenant, property management, sales and purchases, development and client account work — reviewing drafts, giving feedback and helping build legal judgement, commercial awareness and confidence.
• Support delivery of high-quality legal work through targeted supervision across live matters, helping junior lawyers prioritise workloads, manage deadlines and understand their role within the wider transaction.
• Work closely with partners and lawyers to foster a strong learning culture, identify knowledge gaps and training needs, and promote effective use of knowledge resources and legal technology.
• Provide ad hoc fee-earning support to the Manchester Real Estate team as required.
• Have scope to support Knowledge Lawyers by maintaining precedents, playbooks, drafting guidance and checklists, answering technical fee-earner queries (including Land Registry procedures), and designing/delivering training and know-how initiatives.

About You

• An experienced real estate lawyer with at least seven years' PQE, gained in private practice or in-house, with strong experience across investment, landlord and tenant, management and development work.
• Strong technical and communication skills, able to translate complex legal issues into clear, practical, commercial guidance.
• Passionate about developing others, with experience of supervision, coaching and giving constructive feedback, and comfortable working with stakeholders from trainees to partners.
• Genuinely interested in knowledge sharing and real estate law, with a client-focused, commercial mindset.
• Desirable: experience in corporate real estate, energy and projects work, a PSL/knowledge lawyer or training background, and an interest in using legal technology to support supervision and knowledge management.

About Our Client

Our client's international growth is built on a performance mindset, innovation and genuine collaboration. Their award-winning culture balances high standards and hard work with real care for colleagues, supporting professional development within a down-to-earth, inclusive environment.

For more information and a confidential chat please contact Joe Gregory joegregory@thinklegalrecruitment.com