Job title: Real Estate Partner
Job type: Permanent
Industry: Legal
Sub-Functional Expertise: Director/Partner
Salary type: Annual
Salary: negotiable
Location: Leeds, UK
Job published: 2026-02-09
Job ID: 54876
Contact name: Lee Hawthorne-Finch
Contact email: lee.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com

Job Description

Real Estate Partner

Location: Leeds

Salary: £110,000-170,000 depending on experience and interview performance. 

Experience: Partner level

 

This is a rare opportunity to take a leading role within a well-established real estate practice with a strong regional focus and national reach.

You'll be a commercial real estate specialist with a proven track record in development and real estate investment work, and the ambition to grow a client base in Leeds and the wider North West. A portable following is important for this hire.

 

The Opportunity

  • Lead and grow a commercial real estate practice in Leeds

  • Advise on development and investment matters, working across a broad real estate offering

  • Build and deepen client relationships, developing new work and expanding existing accounts

  • Work collaboratively with colleagues across complementary practice areas

  • Provide leadership, mentoring and support to lawyers within the team

  • Play a visible role in business development, networking and market profile

 

What Were Looking For

Essential

  • Partner-level commercial real estate experience

  • Strong background in development and real estate investment work

  • Demonstrable business development capability and a strong network

  • A portable following (or a clear, credible plan to build one quickly)

  • Proven leadership and team management experience

  • Collaborative approach and strong commercial judgement

Desirable

  • Experience working across a broad real estate platform (including landlord and tenant and mixed-use development)

  • Track record of cross-selling and working closely with other practice areas

 

What's On Offer

  • Market-leading remuneration + bonus (partner level)

  • Leeds location

  • A genuine leadership opportunity with scope to shape and grow the practice

  • Strong national platform and cross-disciplinary support

  • Comprehensive benefits package with flexible options (including annual leave options, pension, wellbeing support and additional benefits)

 

About Our Client

Our client is a national law firm with a well-regarded real estate practice advising on commercial development, investment and wider property matters. The team is known for its technical strength, commercial approach and collaborative culture.

 

Location & Working Arrangements

Leeds. Flexible working patterns are available.

 

Next Steps

Apply online or send your CV to lee.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com or call 0333 996 2882 for more information.

All applications will be handled in strict confidence. Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions is committed to ethical recruitment and the highest standards of confidentiality for all applicants.

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