Role: Real Estate Solicitor
Location: Edinburgh
PQE: 3-6 PQE
Salary: Top Tier Salary + Exceptional Benefits Package
The Role
This Top 20 international firm is home to one of the UK’s most prestigious Real Estate practices, offering you not only access to landmark transactions but a long-term career pathway within a globally recognised, Tier 1 L500 team.
If you’re looking for a role where you can build a future, this opportunity gives you the platform to develop specialist expertise, gain exposure to international clients, and progress towards senior leadership. This is a firm where many lawyers join, grow, and stay, often right through to Partnership.
As part of their modern Edinburgh team, you’ll work alongside some of the UK’s leading Real Estate lawyers on complex, high-value transactions across investment, development, infrastructure and energy.
You’ll be encouraged to shape your own career direction, whether that’s sector specialism, responsibility for key clients, or future team leadership.
The Work
You’ll handle a varied and sophisticated mix of Real Estate matters, including:
* Advising on acquisitions, disposals, lettings and developments across major asset classes
* Supporting large-scale infrastructure and regeneration schemes across Scotland and the UK
* Acting for institutional investors, funds and financial institutions on high-value portfolios
* Advising on renewables and energy Real Estate projects, including wind, solar and wider green energy work
* Managing transactions from heads of terms through to completion, ensuring accuracy and commerciality throughout
* Working collaboratively with Planning, Construction and Corporate teams on cross-practice projects
* Mentoring and guiding junior colleagues, demonstrating leadership skills and contributing to team development
This is a role that offers variety, visibility and meaningful responsibility, with the support needed to accelerate your career towards a Senior level and beyond.
Your Experience
* 3-6 years’ PQE with strong Real Estate experience
* Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills
* Strong commercial instincts and the ability to build client trust
* A proactive, ambitious mindset with a genuine passion for Real Estate
* Confident working independently and collaboratively in a high-performing team
Why This Role?
* Join a Tier 1-ranked Real Estate department with national and international reach
* Work on premium, high-value transactions for major industry players
* A clear career trajectory, with access to world-class training, leadership development and secondment opportunities
* A supportive, collaborative culture that empowers you to grow
* Modern hybrid working and a progressive approach to flexibility
If you'd like to explore this opportunity further, please contact Tilly Scott at tilly@jmc-legal.com or 0131 460 7747 for a confidential discussion.