Lawyer - Real Estate

Our Real Estate Practice Group is looking for a number of enthusiastic, ambitious solicitors to join the growing team. We are seeking candidates with experience ranging from 2 to 4 years PQE. Our practice is structured so that solicitors are allocated to an individual team, within the overall property practice. Therefore, the successful candidates will work very closely within a team of 8 to 10, which will include fee earners at all levels, from partners to trainees.

The practice group

The team is renowned, both in Ireland and internationally, for the quality of its advice and service, its market knowledge, the depth and size of its resources and its unrivalled relationships with all key players in the marketplace. We understand that it is our unrivalled collaborative approach that differentiates us in the market - for both our staff and our clients. 

Market leading transactions

The practice group acts for domestic and international investors, financial institutions, developers, retailers and owners/occupiers across the full range of commercial property transactions. We provide our solicitors with an opportunity to be involved in multi-jurisdictional matters/projects working with an international client base. We offer you the opportunity to advance your career and develop your expertise. We provide a supportive and collaborative environment which encourages our people to achieve their ambitions.

The role

The practice group advise clients through every stage of the company life-cycle:

• Investment sales and acquisitions
• Development deals
• Lease transactions and portfolio management
• Real estate finance
• Property aspects of corporate transactions

Requirements

• Qualified candidates from 2 to 4 years PQE
• Ideally from a large or medium corporate law firm
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Strong team and collaborative skills
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills

Benefits

• A competitive remuneration package
• Access to the firm’s marquee training and development programmes, delivered through the ALG School of Business and Law
• Discretionary performance bonus
• Pension and health insurance contribution, clubs and subs contribution, marriage/civil partnership gratuity and leave, life insurance, complimentary conveyancing allowance and a subsidised restaurant and coffee shop
• Hybrid working policy

The Firm

A&L Goodbody (ALG) is a leading Irish law firm with five international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. There are currently 116 partners and over 900 employees. The strong international and domestic business community in Ireland forms a valuable part of the ALG client base. ALG is incredibly proud to be recognised as the leading Irish law firm in the Chambers and Partners Europe 2024 Guide with the highest number of Band 1 practice area rankings. ALG is also ranked as a 'top tier' law firm in The Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2024 and the IFLR1000 Guide 2023. The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and on a European level.

A sample of other recent notable awards include:

• Awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver Mark in 2024 by the Irish Centre for Diversity
• Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law 2024 by GradIreland (for 13 consecutive years)
• Law firm of the year – Republic of Ireland 2023 at The Lawyer European Awards
• Irish Law Firm of the Year 2023 at the Chambers Europe Awards
• One of the top 50 most innovative law firms in Europe 2023 by the Financial Times
• Future of Legal Services Innovation Award winners 2024
• Best client support 2023 by the Managing Partners Forum
• Business Working Responsibly Mark 2023
• Ireland's top 25 best places to work by LinkedIn's Top Companies list for 2022

ALG has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered through the use of new processes, ways of working, innovative use of technology and marketing-leading business service teams.