We are looking for an ambitious and personable individual to join a growing team in the Real Estate Commercial department at Associate or Senior Associate level (c.4-8 PQE).

The Opportunity

The successful candidate will have a strong grounding in mainstream Commercial Real Estate work, whether that has been gained at paralegal level or post qualification. They will quickly be given a good degree of client exposure and will be tasked with running transactions at the appropriate level, supervised where necessary. As such we are looking for a personable individual who is keen to develop and build relationships with clients with a view to enhancing and mining those contacts. 

This will not be a role where the individual is tasked with undertaking narrow and restricted avenues of work for an institutional client base, but rather a diverse position where the candidate will have exposure to a broad variety of work for a large and diverse client base. The role is an exciting one, not only because of the opportunity it provides to gain a breadth of experience undertaking high quality work, but also due to the ambition harboured by the partners to grow a sub-team which provides a first-class service offering to a first -class client base. 

It is envisaged that the successful candidate would undertake a good proportion of work for some of the team's existing clients and will possess the appropriate rapport, personality and commercial acumen to assist with the growth and development of these clients.

There will also be ample opportunities for business development and the right candidate will be fully supported in all respects in their endeavours.

The firm is extremely entrepreneurial in nature, and the opportunity for rapid progression is very real for the right candidate. 

The Department

Established in 1978 and as one of the north west’s biggest commercial property teams, we provide a comprehensive range of real estate services across all disciplines having been traditionally known for our development expertise. Our wider real estate practice in Manchester now boasts over 132 fee earners.

Ranked as a Tier 2 (Legal 500 - 2024) real estate commercial team, we stand out amongst our peers for many reasons, including that we are lawyers with personality. We work hard to deliver results but in a friendly, jargon-free, personable manner.

80% of our work is from existing clients which speaks for itself. Our aim is to be our clients' trusted adviser and an integral part of their business and we are proud to have a sizeable number of long-standing clients who return to us again and again for all their real estate transactions. We are lawyers with personality. We work hard to deliver results but in a friendly, jargon-free, personable manner.

Working for JMW  

As well as a rewarding career, JMW offers its colleagues many other opportunities and benefits, including:

• A minimum of 25 days' annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus office closure between Christmas and New Year
• Employee Pension Scheme – SMART pension scheme
• Travel Insurance – covering you and eligible family members
• Death In Service - 3 x basic salary
• Private Medical Insurance (subject to opting in) and option of contributing to add eligible family members
• Income Protection - cover of up to 75% of salary
• Access to an interest free travel pass/parking loan
• A one-hour early finish, one Friday a month
• Two days a year to do charitable work, with a huge variety of events to get involved in
• The opportunity to participate in sports teams, hobby clubs, and social events
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Annual promotions process open to all
• Work and employee referral schemes

More information including a full list of our benefits and company culture can be found on the careers home page, and via our social media channels – X, Instagram, LinkedIn.