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Property Litigation Solicitor

Employer
BWF Legal Recruitment
Location
Hertfordshire
Salary
£42000 - £45000 per annum
Closing date
9 Oct 2020
Reference
KR14066

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Practice area
Civil litigation
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Property Litigation Solicitor

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Property Litigation Solicitor to join a long-established Lexcel accredited law firm who are highly regarded and lead a modern and progressive firm of experienced solicitors who value their culture of client service.

You will be joining a very busy dispute resolution team who consist of two partners, four other solicitors, one of whom you will be replacing, a legal executive and a paralegal. The team have been consistently ranked in Chambers UK and the Legal 500 for several years and they aim to provide the highest standard of service and quality of work to their many longstanding clients.

Responsibilities:

  • As the Property Litigation Solicitor, you will undertake a varied caseload including:
  • Providing advice to landlords, management companies, managing agents and property owners
  • Dealing with breach of covenant claims and other private landlord & tenant matters, business lease renewals, lease extensions and enfranchisement, Land Registry disputes, possession claims, easement and boundary disputes
  • You will have an immediate caseload of mainly county court and first-tier tribunal work for which you will take primary responsibility
  • With any remaining time, you will build your practice through networking and other marketing activity with the aim of having your own client base, perhaps developing a particular specialism and your being recognised individually in the legal directories

Requirements:

  • You will be 3-5 years PQE but all applicants are encouraged to apply
  • Good experience of a range of property litigation work
  • Commercially minded
  • Strong academics
  • Confident, professional and friendly with the ability to build good working relationships internally and externally
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills
  • Strong organisational and administrative skills

Benefits

  • 25 days annual leave and public holidays
  • Non contractual additional holiday(s) at Christmas
  • Non contractual profit share bonus
  • Auto enrolment pension with Royal London
  • Bupa healthcare (after six months service)
  • 4 x salary life assurance with Canada Life (after six months service)
  • £500 contribution towards gym membership or other wellbeing club/classes (after six months service)
  • Allocated parking

Apply:

If you are a team player who is forward-thinking and looking for a long term future with a commercially minded firm, please contact Kingsley Raffael in the strictest confidence to discuss this role further.

Company

BWF Legal is a niche recruitment agency committed solely to Legal Recruitment. Established since 1989 we have an enviable reputation for providing a fast, efficient service in a friendly and professional manner.

Recruiting for solicitors, lawyers, legal executives, conveyancers, paralegal, practice managers and accounts staff across all legal sectors and not restricted to residential property, commercial property, family, private client, wills trusts & probate, company commercial, immigration, court of protection, dispute resolutions, personal injury, employment, criminal, pensions and many others.

We focus on permanent and locum positions and work with senior partners to trainee legal executives our highly experienced consultants can help you obtain the right career move. Our aim is always to target live relevant vacancies rather than just simply sending your CV to every legal firm in your area.

If you are seeking a permanent career move we can help, please contact recruit@bwflegal.co.uk.  We can also support locum and contract positions at short notice if necessary for holidays, sickness, maternity and special projects etc. nationwide.

We are happy to advise if you are just considering the locum option and would like information on potential earnings etc.

Whether you are looking for an in-house position with a firm of solicitors or a position with a drafting firm BWF Legal has an extensive database of contacts and vacancies that could facilitate the right move for you.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
01279 464455
Location
Suite 8
The Chestnuts
4 Stortford Road
Great Dunmow
Essex
CM6 1DA
United Kingdom

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