Associate / Senior Associate - Residential Real Estate

Birketts LLP; Norwich; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long Service holiday award

Private Healthcare

Profit Share and Bonus

Pension options

Life Assurance

CSR Day

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave

Subsidised gym membership

Electric car scheme

Dress for your Day

Job summary

Birketts LLP is recruiting for a Residential Property solicitor to join the Norwich team. The role involves handling routine and complex conveyancing, growing the Norwich practice, and embracing new technologies with a focus on AI.

We seek a candidate with 6+ years PQE, proven ability to manage high value matters, and capability to market within this specialist sector. The Norwich team collaborates across six offices.

Qualifications

• Six years' PQE in residential real estate at a strong regional or City firm.
• Experience across high value residential matters and client-facing work.
• Ability to market within the sector and grow relationships in Norwich.

Responsibilities

• Act for a range of clients on residential real estate matters, including high net worth individuals and corporate entities.
• Handle purchase, sale and financing of freehold/leasehold properties, including high value assets.
• Develop relationships with local agents and estate finders.
• Support main stream residential conveyancing to back the wider practice.
• Provide technical support and training to junior team members.

Skills

PQE 6+ years

Client development

Education

Solicitor / Legal Executive / Licensed Conveyancer

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Time recording software

Outlook

Digital dictation

Job description

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning over 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: real estate, corporate services, dispute resolution and private client.

The team you will join

The Residential Property team is a team of 65+ members operating out of six offices but working together as one team.

Within the team there are various specialist sectors. We have a vacancy to fill in the team which will involve acting on routine residential property transactions as well as more complex and the high end matters with a focus on the Norwich marketplace.

The Norwich team currently comprises seven fee earners and three assistants working alongside team-wide support pools (file opening and completions).

The work you will be doing

You will provide fee earning support for a rapidly growing sector with a focus on technical excellence and business development.

The role will suit a candidate with a following and marketplace presence and who is able to actively and effectively grow the Norwich-based practice.

The candidate will need to be forward-thinking with an ability to embrace new technologies with a particular focus on AI

Accountabilities:

• Acting for a range of clients from from high net worth individuals to corporate entities on a diverse range of residential real estate matters
• Acting on the purchase, sale and financing of routine and complex freehold/leasehold and high value properties
• Working alongside and developing relationships with local agents including high end property finders and estate agents
• Acting on main stream residential conveyancing to support the wider practice
• Providing technical support to the local team members including overseeing and training of junior team members as the need arises
• Being actively involved with developing and implementing the Norwich team business development plan
• Instil the Birketts’ culture and brand signatures and values throughout the team
• Working with the Norwich Team Leader to explore new work types and opportunities for diversification

What we are looking for

• Solicitor, Legal Executive (with practicing rights) or Licensed Conveyancer with at least six years' PQE gained at a strong regional or City firm
• Experience of all aspects of work as outlined in this profile is required
• A proven ability to meet the demands of high value residential real estate matters
• An ability to actively market within this specialist sector and to focus on growing new relationships
• To be competent in using Microsoft Word, Excel, time recording software, Outlook and digital dictation

As a Birketts colleague, you will be eligible to receive a wide range of benefits:

• Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
• Paid CSR Day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Subsidised gym membership
• Electric car scheme
• Dress for your Day Policy

You can find out more on our website: https://www.birketts.co.uk/recognition-reward-benefits/

Inclusivity and Culture

As a B Corporation, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth.

Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.

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