Dispute Resolution Solicitor

Gerrard White; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private healthcare

Death in service

Employee Assistance Programme

Auto-enrolment pension

Social and charity events

Job summary

Gerrard White in Maidstone seeks a Dispute Resolution Solicitor (NQ–2 PQE) to broaden their caseload across property disputes, landlord and tenant matters, and related contractual issues. You’ll work across West Kent offices with a supportive team and client-facing responsibilities.

The role offers variety, opportunities to develop litigation skills, and a path to greater responsibility within a firm that invests in its people.

Qualifications

• NQ to 2 years' PQE in dispute resolution.
• Experience with property disputes beneficial.
• Attention to detail and compliance-focused work.
• Strong communication with clients and third parties.
• Willing to work across offices in close proximity.

Responsibilities

• Interviewing clients and assessing legal problems, with flexibility to meet at any office or client premises.
• Advising on costs and ensuring funding is in place.
• Conducting legal research and drafting papers.
• Briefing barristers and preparing for hearings.
• Attending and representing clients at hearings where appropriate.
• Maintaining files to the required compliance standard.

Skills

Client interviewing

Legal research

Drafting papers

Communication skills

Flexible across offices

Education

Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales)

Tools

Actionstep

Advanced Legal

Job description

Dispute Resolution Solicitor (NQ - 2 years' PQE)

Are you a Dispute Resolution Solicitor looking to broaden your caseload within a firm that genuinely invests in its people? Our client, a multi-office firm with a strong presence across West Kent and East Sussex, is expanding its dispute resolution team and looking for a driven junior solicitor to join them.

About the Role

This Dispute Resolution Solicitor role offers real variety, spanning property-related disputes (boundary, neighbour, party wall, easements and rights of way), landlord and tenant matters (mainly acting for landlords, occasionally tenants, covering possession proceedings, disrepair, rent reviews and lease renewals), inheritance disputes (including will validity and Inheritance Act claims) and general contractual disputes.

You won't need experience across all of these areas from day one, though prior exposure to property or landlord and tenant disputes would be an advantage.

What You'll Be Doing

• Interviewing clients and assessing legal problems, with flexibility to meet at any of the firm's offices or at client premises
• Advising on costs and ensuring adequate funding is in place
• Conducting legal research and drafting papers
• Briefing barristers and preparing for hearings
• Attending and representing clients at hearings where appropriate
• Maintaining files to the required compliance standard

About You

• NQ to 2 years' PQE
• Comfortable using practice management software such as Actionstep or Advanced Legal
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly given the compliance-critical nature of the work
• A confident communicator, happy liaising with clients and third parties
• Willing to work flexibly across office locations as required (all in close proximity)

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, extra time off at Christmas, and your birthday off
• Private healthcare, death in service cover and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Auto-enrolment pension, plus social and charity events throughout the year

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