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Property Law and Real Estate Law

Property lawyers can work across commercial or residential matters. There are many transactional elements to working within property and real estate law and the ability to negotiate is essential. Your may act for developers, corporate and private investors, funds and property businesses. An ability to manage teams, the ability to project manage and multi-task is a must to work in property law.

  1. Are these skills transferrable to in-house legal jobs? - Yes. More than likely you would end up working for large construction companies, property developers or local councils. You could also work for a fund which manages and invests in property portfolios.

  2. Do I need to specialise? - You could specialise in residential or commercial property.

  3. What type of law firm can I work in? - The large international law firms all have real estate departments and there are also many commercial firms, large and small which have real estate as core practice group. There are plenty of specialist property firms as well.

  4. Can I use my skills as a real estate lawyer to get similar jobs overseas? - It is certainly possible. As local law differs from country to country it will depend on the type of work that you have done and the demand for that experience.

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