Associate – Property Litigation – Competitive Salary

Recruitment Avenue; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Associate for Property Litigation to handle both commercial and residential property disputes. This role requires a professional with over five years of experience who can confidently manage client relationships and expectations while ensuring profitability through accurate fee estimations. You will take ownership of a varied case load, supervise junior solicitors, and enhance your professional knowledge in a dynamic legal environment. If you are passionate about property law and thrive in a client-focused role, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in commercial and residential property disputes.
• Strong organizational skills to manage a busy workload.

Responsibilities

• Ensure client satisfaction and manage client expectations.
• Supervise junior solicitors and develop their knowledge.

Skills

Property Dispute Knowledge

Client Management

Fee Estimation

Organizational Skills

Relationship Building

Autonomous Work

Job description

Job Title – Associate – Property Litigation

Department/Sector – Legal

Job Location – Kent

Salary – Competitive

Our client is recruiting an associate whose primary responsibility will be to deal with property dispute matters, both commercial and residential in nature.

In the role you must establish client needs and objectives and manage the client expectations and keeping clients abreast of developments.

You will deal with commercial cases to include: dilapidations; business lease renewals (opposed/non-opposed); service charge disputes; rights of light disputes; rent reviews; break disputes; easements/restrictive.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring client satisfaction
• Estimating fees and seeking partner approval of these
• Ensuring accurate time recording
• Managing month-end billing and provisioning
• Managing a mixed and varied cases
• Taking ownership and accountability for quality of work and advice, seeking partner supervision and approval where needed
• Supervising the work of junior solicitor
• Developing the knowledge and experience of junior solicitor and other team members as appropriate
• Taking ownership and accountability for maintaining and enhancing professional knowledge and expertise

Key Skills/Experience Needed:

• Knowledge and experience of both commercial and residential property disputes (5+yrs pqe)
• Confidence in establishing robust fee estimates and ensuring the profitability of matters
• Strong organisation skills and ability to manage a busy workload
• The ability to balance and manage a mixed case load
• Exceptional client skills
• The ability to quickly forge strong relationships internally and externally
• The ability to work autonomously
• Strong professional networks