Founding Lawyer

Revo Legal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year

Job summary

RL Law Ltd, a start-up authorised by the SRA, is building its founding residential conveyancing team in London. Join as a founding lawyer, run your own caseload, and help shape standards, workflows and precedents alongside the Head of Conveyancing and fellow founders.

This hands-on role involves collaborating with the data and software teams to influence the firm’s technology, while time in the Paddington office fosters collaboration as the team grows.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with a current practising certificate and 8+ years’ PQE.
• Comfortable using technology and able to give constructive feedback on software performance.
• Credible with clients and referral partners to build referral networks.

Responsibilities

• Run your own caseload of complex residential conveyancing matters with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with the Head of Conveyancing to design workflows, precedents and risk controls.
• Participate in peer file reviews and quality checks to identify recurring issues.
• Use AI tools and the firm's case management system on live files and assess outputs.
• Provide tech feedback that shapes product development and workflows.
• Support lender panel requirements and relationships for efficiency.
• Build client and referral relationships and generate new business opportunities.
• Recruit, train, and supervise future solicitors and support staff as the team grows.

Skills

Technology use

Client relationships

Leadership potential

Education

Qualified solicitor in England & Wales

Tools

CMS

AI in legal work

Job description

RL Law Ltd is building its founding legal team. We are hiring experienced residential conveyancers to work as a team with our Head of Conveyancing, Piers King, run their own caseloads and help build how the firm delivers. This is a chance to join an early stage business and shape its future.

About Us

Residential conveyancing in the UK is slow and opaque. Transactions take 150+ days and lawyers spend nearly half their time chasing other stakeholders instead of progressing matters.

RL Law Ltd is a start-up law firm authorised by the SRA. We combine senior solicitors with technology to make conveyancing more efficient and transparent, removing administrative work and speeding up transactions. Our aim is for lawyers to spend their time on legal judgement rather than administration.

The Role

You will be one of the founding lawyers at RL Law. This is a hands‑on role in a small, early stage team. You will run your own caseload and, together with Piers and the other founding lawyers, shape how the firm operates: its standards, workflows and precedents.

You will also work closely with the co-founders, the Head of Data and software engineers to help develop the firm’s proprietary case management system. Your experience of what works on live files will directly influence what gets built.

We are a small team based in paddington building a firm and a product together, so time together in the office matters to us. We aim to be there around three or four days a week, with flexibility for the realities of busy lives.

Key Responsibilities

• Run your own caseload of complex and higher value matters with minimal supervision.
• Work with Piers to design the firm’s workflows, precedents and risk controls.
• Take part in peer file reviews and quality checks, spotting recurring issues early.
• Use our AI tools and case management system on live files and check outputs critically.
• Be instrumental in tech feedback that shapes how the technology develops.
• Support the Head of Conveyancing with lender panel requirements and relationships.
• Build client and referral relationships and bring in work through your contacts.
• Help recruit, train and supervise further solicitors and support staff as the team grows.

About You

Essential

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with a current practising certificate and 8+ years’ PQE.
• Comfortable using technology, and willing to give constructive feedback on how it performs.
• Credibility with clients and referral partners with the confidence to build referral relationships.

Desirable

• Experience of new build transactions and the Building Safety Act 2022.
• Familiarity with the requirements of the Conveyancing Quality Scheme.
• Experience using CMS, or an interest in how AI can support legal work.
• Experience supervising and training others.

What We Offer

• A founding role with real influence over how we do conveyancing and build the tech.
• A team of senior lawyers, backed by technology built around how conveyancers work.
• Scope to take on leadership, including recruiting and supervising, as the team grows.
• 25 days’ holiday per year.

Compensation

Salary is competitive and open to discussion, depending on experience.

The package will combine:

• Competitive salary.
• Performance bonus.
• Equity participation.