Associate Director - Structuring and Legal Execution, Real Estate Finance

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Saturday 31 January 2026

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Associate Director - Structuring and Legal Execution, Real Estate Finance

London

Competitive package available

Full Time

Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least three days per week, or 60% of your time, at our London office.

We are looking for an Associate Director to join our Origination and Structuring Real Estate and Housing team. This “on desk” business role focuses on the structuring and execution of commercial real estate loans for the full spectrum of borrowers across all asset classes. You will be acting on fast paced, innovative and market leading transactions with a friendly team of Relationship Directors.

• Advising on the structure of commercial real estate loan transactions.
• Reviewing term sheets.
• Liaising with external legal counsel in respect of the preparation of commercial real estate loan documentation.
• Reviewing and negotiating commercial real estate loan documentation.
• Reviewing real estate due diligence.
• Preparing and reviewing NDAs.
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of precedent documentation.
• Assisting in the organisation and delivery of training.
• Providing ad hoc advice in respect of structuring, documentary and execution issues arising on commercial real estate loan transactions.

We're a market leading provider of commercial real estate finance delivering efficiently structured solutions to domestic and international private equity, insurance, pension, sovereign wealth and family office sponsors, as well as listed companies, that are tailored to their investment objectives.

• Experience of documenting high value commercial real estate loans using the LMA .
• A proven background working in the real estate finance sector whether as a lawyer at a major law firm, in‑house or in a transaction management team.
• Excellent relationship management skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to deliver complex advice to colleagues and customers both verbally and in writing.
• The adaptability and resilience to manage a challenging workload in a busy corporate setting.

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers.

Just let us know what you need.

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance‑related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

This role is considered Certified under the Senior Manager and Certification Regime as either requiring mandatory qualifications or being deemed as a role capable of providing ‘significant harm’ to customers. Due to this, successful candidates will be subject to enhanced levels of vetting, and required to complete a fitness and propriety attestation on commencement in role. Colleagues performing this role will be required to be complete a fitness and propriety attestation on an annual basis and will also be subject to additional routine criminal and credit checks.

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