Indirect Real Estate - Associate
CMS UK
London, GB
Great opportunity to join our Tier 1 ranked Funds and Indirect Real Estate Team as an Associate with a specialist focus on the Indirect Real Estate practice. About us CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 80 offices in over 45 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in. We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by emerging technologies such as generative AI and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working. Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive. About the role The Funds and Indirect Real Estate team is band 1 ranked and the Indirect Real Estate practice covers high-value corporatised real estate transactions including M&A and JVs in relation to both corporate wrapped real estate and associated operational platforms as well as asset / investment management transactions and establishment of private REITs. The Indirect Real Estate clients include sovereign wealth investors, listed REITs, private equity real estate managers, developers and pensions fund investors and their key clients include: AIMCo, APG, Aviva Investors, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Davidson Kempner, Delancey, GSA/Yugo, Hammerson, Landsec, Mitsubishi Estates London, Mitsui Fudosan, Pension Insurance Corporation and SEGRO. The role offers: the opportunity to work closely with partners on challenging, complex, high value and often high-profile indirect real estate transactions across a wide variety of real estate asset classes including office, logistics, PRS/BTR, student accommodation and retail; the opportunity to work closely with the CMS funds team and Real Estate team in Europe and beyond; opportunities to develop client relationships, for business development and to raise your and the firms' profile; and the opportunity to be part of a Tier 1 practice and work on premium and complex transactions within the real estate sector. About you You will have excellent attention to detail, project management skills, drafting skills, the ability to translate legal theory into practical commercial advice, sound judgement and good interpersonal and consultancy skills. To meet the needs of the role, you will have an appropriate level of post qualification experience (1-4PQE) in a leading law firm and have focused on indirect / corporate real estate matters or have more general corporate M&A and JV transactions experience. No funds experience is required for this role. Equal opportunities At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and the heart of our organisation. As a firm we recognise, celebrate, and embrace the diverse talent our society has to offer because we know that to solve big problems, we need the best and brightest minds available to us. In support of this goal, we commit to actively breaking down barriers which stand in the way of those from diverse backgrounds and play our part in levelling the playing field. As a Future Facing Firm, we strongly believe that a career in law should be open to people from all walks of life, because not only does diversity of thought and experience make our firm a stronger and more sustainable business, but it also makes it a more rewarding place to work.When recruiting, we prioritise attracting talented people and we actively promote a flexible working environment which enables all our team members to thrive. If you see a role you are interested in, but don't feel you meet 100% of the criteria we encourage you to still consider making an application. We also welcome applications from those who may be looking to return to the workforce after a career break. We are proud to say our leadership in creating an inclusive working culture has been celebrated and recognised externally, including being listed for a number of years in the Times Top 50 Employers for Women and the Social Mobility Index.We are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, and we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, whether visible or invisible. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process and in every element of the employee life cycle. If you require assistance, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements or adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact Becky Lowe at who will be happy to support you. Ready to apply? Here are the next steps. We look forward to receiving your application online via the CMS careers site. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. 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