We have a fantastic opportunity for an English law qualified solicitor with 6+ years PQE experience to join our expanding Real Estate Finance practice in London as a Principal Associate.We are looking for an experienced lender/creditor side lawyer whose current role sees them readily drafting and negotiating LMA based real estate facility agreements (investment and development) across a wide spectrum of asset classes in not only the domestic market but also key European markets and has demonstrable excellent deal management skills, as well as advising agents, security agents, servicers and cash managers on a wide variety on REF backed financing transactions including direct lending, back leverage and securitisation structures.The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a range of real estate financing across a variety of sectors and spanning both development and investment work. Whilst the role would provide predominantly acting for clients on the lender/creditor side and particularly with a focus on helping to grow the agency/servicing practice, we are looking for candidates who have experience of, and so can readily switch to, borrower side representation.The successful candidate would plug into an already growing team of REF lawyers in London at an exciting time during the firm''s growth and expansion and will work alongside the existing team in London as well as working with colleagues in other offices.The teamShoosmiths'' real estate finance practice co