THE ROLE & TEAM

We are looking for a Newly Qualified Solicitor to join our Manchester office. This is an excellent opportunity to build your career within a highly regarded commercial property team, working with a broad range of clients including investors, developers, and asset managers.

Agencies: We are not accepting CVs for this role as we are aiming to fill it directly. We value your support and will reach out if required. Please do not send speculative CVs. Any unsolicited CVs sent to hiring managers or the business, without prior instruction from a member of the Talent Acquisition team, will be treated as a gift.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting with the management of a busy caseload of commercial property matters

• Drafting and negotiating leases, licences, and other property management documents

• Supporting acquisitions and disposals of investment properties

• Advising clients on landlord and tenant matters

• Handling asset management work including renewals, rent reviews, and regears

• Coordinating transactions and liaising with clients, agents, and third parties

• Contributing to business development initiatives and client relationship management

ABOUT YOU

• Newly Qualified Solicitor (or due to qualify shortly) with a training seat in commercial property

• Strong technical grounding in real estate law, particularly landlord and tenant work

• Commercially aware with a proactive and client-focused approach

• Excellent communication and drafting skills

• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively within a team

• Enthusiastic, driven, and keen to develop your career within investment and property management

BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary

• Flexible approach to working hours

• Hybrid working (2 days on site)

• Bupa/ Medicash

• Discretionary bonus opportunities

• Pension scheme

• Life Insurance & Income Protection Insurance

• 25 days Annual Leave plus flex bank holidays (increasing with service)

• Option to buy 10 additional days annual leave each year

• 2 My Days (in addition to your holiday entitlement)

• Additional discretionary annual leave days

• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Leave

• Career Development Opportunities

• Wellbeing and Mental Health Benefit (24/7 Employment Assistance Program & Support) 

ABOUT US

Brabners is purpose-led independent law firm. A certified B Corp with award-winning environmental credentials, we seek to demonstrate that business can bring about positive change by being innovative, diverse and sustainable.

With over 200 years of history, we’re proudly anchored in the North but serve businesses and individuals across England and Wales.

We have won awards for being innovative at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and diverse as Manchester Law Society’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions. We are also recognised as one of the 25 best large companies to work for in the UK and have won The Legal 500 Future Lawyers awards for job satisfaction, quality of work, social life and work/life balance.