Director - Residential Property

Talbots Law; Brierley Hill; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual tax-free profit share

Director Growth Share Scheme

Flexible and hybrid working options

28 days annual leave

Pension and protection

Health and wellbeing support

Employee savings and salary-sacrifice

Job summary

Talbots Law in the West Midlands is seeking an accomplished Residential Property Solicitor to join as a Director, leading the Private Residential Property Department and shaping its future growth. You will be responsible for leadership, technical excellence and commercial strategy to deliver ongoing success.

You will build relationships with estate agents, introducers, developers and other partners, promote our services and convert relationships into sustainable opportunities for Talbots Law.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor specialising in Residential Property with broad transactional knowledge.
• Experience leading legal professionals and developing others.
• Proven ability to build relationships with referrers and introducers.
• Strong business development skills with confidence to engage estate agents and developers.
• Commercial awareness and leadership to drive growth in a private residential practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership, mentoring and support to Solicitors, Conveyancers and Paralegals.
• Contribute to strategic direction, performance and growth of the department.
• Build and strengthen relationships with estate agents, introducers and developers.
• Develop referrer relationships and establish new sources of work.
• Identify commercial opportunities and areas for future growth in residential property.
• Act as a senior technical point of contact for complex matters.

Skills

Residential Property Law

Leadership

Business Development

Client Relations

Strategic Planning

Job description

Waterfront (Brierley Hill) | Full Time | Permanent

We’re looking for an accomplished Residential Property Solicitor to join Talbots Law as a Director, taking on a senior and influential role within our Private Residential Property Department.

This is an opportunity to lead and contribute to the continued growth of an award-winning Residential Property team, recently named Conveyancing Law Firm of the Year – Midlands & Wales at the National Conveyancing Awards.

You’ll work closely with the senior leadership of the department, combining your legal expertise with effective people leadership and commercial thinking. You’ll help us develop our teams, strengthen relationships with our established network of referrers and identify new opportunities for sustainable growth.

A key part of the role will be looking beyond the day-to-day delivery of legal work. We want someone who can build meaningful relationships with estate agents, introducers, developers and other strategic partners. Someone who understands their needs and can confidently promote our services and turn those relationships into long-term opportunities for Talbots.

As one of the region’s largest independent law firms, Talbots offers the client base, infrastructure and cross-referral opportunities to grow an established practice. You’ll have genuine influence over strategy, people and future growth and share directly in the success you help create.

What does the job involve?

As a Director within our Private Residential Property Department, you’ll have a broad remit spanning leadership, technical excellence, commercial growth and relationship management.

Your role will include:

• Providing visible leadership, mentoring and support to Solicitors, Conveyancers, Paralegals and support colleagues, helping to create a high-performing and collaborative environment.
• Working closely with senior leadership to contribute to the strategic direction, performance and continued growth of the department.
• Building and strengthening relationships with estate agents, brokers, developers, introducers and other professional partners understanding their requirements and identifying opportunities for Talbots to support them.
• Developing existing referrer relationships while identifying and establishing new sources of high-quality, sustainable work.
• Using your knowledge of the residential property market to identify commercial opportunities and areas for future growth.
• Acting as a senior technical point of contact, providing guidance and support on complex, unusual or higher-risk residential property matters.

While you’ll remain close to the legal work and may retain an appropriate portfolio of matters, this role is about much more than managing your own caseload. Your impact will be measured through the people you lead, the relationships you develop and the contribution you make to the wider success and growth of the department.

What do you need?

We’re looking for an established Residential Property Solicitor with the experience, commercial awareness and leadership qualities to make an impact at Director level.

You’ll need:

• Significant experience as a qualified Solicitor specialising in Residential Property with demonstrable technical knowledge across a broad range of residential property transactions, with the confidence to support colleagues on more complex matters.
• Experience of managing, supervising or leading legal professionals and a genuine interest in developing others.
• A track record of building and maintaining successful professional relationships with referrers and introducers of work.
• Strong business development skills and the confidence to build relationships with estate agents, brokers, developers and other commercial partners.
• The ability to promote our services credibly and identify opportunities to develop new and existing relationships.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of what drives a successful and profitable Residential Property practice.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the presence and credibility to engage with colleagues, clients, referrers and senior external stakeholders.
• The ambition to make a broader contribution to the continued growth and development of Talbots and our Private Residential Property Department.

What do we offer?

As an employee-owned firm, we want everyone to share in our success and feel supported throughout their career. We offer:

• Competitive salary reviewed annually.
• Annual tax-free profit share
• Director Growth Share Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working options depending on the role and team.
• 28 days annual leave including your birthday and an additional ex-gratia day, plus UK bank holidays and long-service awards.
• Pension and protection including a 4% employer pension contribution and life assurance worth three times your annual salary.
• Health and wellbeing support including enhanced sick pay, a Medicash Health Cash Plan and financial-wellbeing provision.
• Employee savings and salary-sacrifice schemes alongside an annual contribution towards Talbots legal services.

Who are Talbots Law?

An employee-owned, full-service law firm built on a rich heritage dating back to 1828.

Today, we operate across 18 offices in the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire, delivering expert legal services to individuals, families and businesses.

We deliver legal services in conveyancing, wills and probate, and family law, through to commercial law, employment, litigation and more. As an employee-owned firm, every member of our team has a stake in our success, which fosters a culture of collaboration, ownership and client-centred service.

At Talbots, our employees belong to an inclusive and supportive community where everyone has a voice. They contribute their skills and expertise to meaningful work that makes an impact. They thrive in an environment that fosters growth, innovation and wellbeing.