Property Litigation Senior Associate or Managing Associate – Milton Keynes

Freeths; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Property Litigation Senior Associate to join their Milton Keynes team. The ideal candidate will have 3–7 years of litigation experience and a keen interest in business development. Responsibilities include handling landlord-tenant matters, development disputes, and complex litigation. This role offers a supportive environment within an award-winning team focusing on significant legal challenges. This position is full-time and aimed at mid-senior level professionals.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of litigation experience.
• Interest in business development.
• Excellent legal capability with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• All aspects of commercial landlord and tenant matters.
• Development disputes.
• Disputes relating to land, including easements, restrictive covenants, and rights to light.
• High value and complex disputes/projects.

Skills

Litigation experience

Business development interest

Attention to detail

Adaptable

Organised

Enthusiastic

Eager to learn

Job description

Property Litigation Senior Associate – Milton Keynes

Freeths, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

About The Role

Freeths’ national and award-winning Dispute Resolution team comprises over 100 lawyers across our 13 national offices. The national Dispute Resolution team was awarded UK Litigation Team of the Year by The Lawyer Awards 2020 and the equivalent award by The British Legal Awards 2020 for taking on a major High Court group action against the Post Office, which exposed one of the largest miscarriages of justice in British legal history.

The Milton Keynes DR team enjoys a formidable reputation both locally and nationally. The quality of the team’s client base is impressive, and the team is proud to count a number of the region’s substantial businesses as clients, as well as acting for a wide range of clients based across the UK and internationally, including several household-name corporates.

The Milton Keynes team (comprising 8 Property Litigation and CDR solicitors, a trainee solicitor and a legal assistant) is headed by Simon Hobbs. Simon is Deputy Head of DR nationwide, is ranked as a Leading Individual in Chambers & Partners (2024 edition) and is listed as a Recommended Lawyer in The Legal 500 (2024 edition).

There is now a fantastic opportunity for a circa 3–7 PQE Property Litigation lawyer to join the team and advance their own career.

Key Responsibilities

• All aspects of commercial landlord and tenant matters
• Development disputes
• Disputes relating to land, including easements, restrictive covenants and rights to light
• High value and complex disputes/projects

Your Skills And Qualifications

The team has a number of dedicated Property litigators so, whilst obviously helpful, detailed knowledge of Property litigation is not essential.

• At least 3 years of litigation experience
• Interest in business development
• Excellent legal capability with strong attention to detail
• Adaptable, organised, enthusiastic and eager to learn

Contact

No agencies direct applications only. For further information or a confidential chat please contact the recruitment team on [e-mail].

Join Our Diverse, Inclusive Team

If you’re someone who cares deeply, communicates openly and collaborates effectively, then we’d love to have you join our diverse, inclusive team.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Law Practice