Property Litigation Solicitor

JMC Legal Recruitment; Bristol; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment firm is seeking an experienced Property Litigation lawyer with over 4 years of PQE to join a nationally recognized team in Bristol. This role involves handling a varied caseload including landlord and tenant disputes, advising on complex real estate issues, and collaborating with transactional real estate teams. The firm offers strong client exposure, excellent training, and career progression opportunities within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Strong training and support

Career development opportunities

High-quality work for major brands

Qualifications

• Strong technical grounding in property litigation.
• Experience across landlord and tenant matters.
• Exposure to telecoms or Code work is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Handling landlord and tenant disputes, lease renewals, and portfolio management.
• Advising on development-related issues like rights of light and boundary disputes.
• Working on telecoms and Electronic Communications Code matters.

Skills

Commercial awareness in property litigation

Managing own caseload

Communication with clients

Interest in diverse disputes

Education

4+ PQE in commercial property litigation

Job description

Property Litigation | 4+ PQE | Bristol

A strong opportunity to join a nationally recognised real estate disputes practice at a full-service UK firm with a significant presence across the regions. This is a key hire within a highly ranked property litigation team known for its breadth of work, market-leading client base and close integration with a heavyweight transactional real estate practice.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll play an important role within a well-established and growing property litigation team, working on a broad mix of complex and high-quality contentious real estate matters.

• Handling a varied caseload including landlord and tenant disputes, break notices, dilapidations, forfeiture, lease renewals and portfolio management work
• Advising on development-related issues such as rights of light, restrictive covenants, easements, adverse possession and boundary disputes
• Working closely with a nationally recognised partner on telecoms and Electronic Communications Code matters, with the opportunity to build niche expertise
• Acting for a sophisticated client base including major retailers, institutional landlords, developers, public bodies and large occupiers
• Collaborating with transactional real estate, insolvency, planning and construction colleagues to provide joined-up commercial advice
• Managing your own matters while also contributing to wider team strategy, client relationships and business development activity

About You

You’ll bring strong technical grounding and commercial awareness in property litigation.

• 4+ PQE in commercial property litigation
• Experience across landlord and tenant matters and general real estate disputes
• Exposure to telecoms or Code work is beneficial but not essential
• Confidence managing your own caseload and communicating clearly with clients
• Interest in working on a diverse range of disputes and developing specialist expertise

What’s on Offer

You’ll be part of a nationally positioned, Top 50 practice with a standout reputation for both real estate and disputes. The team's scale and strength mean:

• High-quality work for recognisable national brands, public sector bodies and major developers
• Early involvement in strategic decision-making and close collaboration with transactional teams
• A culture built around approachability, clear communication and practical, commercially minded advice
• Progression opportunities within a growing national disputes offering
• Strong training, support and access to sector groups across the wider firm

This is an ideal move for someone seeking top-tier regional work, strong client exposure and long-term career development within a well-resourced and supportive environment.

The Firm

The firm is a national, full-service practice with over 1,000 people across multiple UK offices. It is widely recognised for its real estate capability, its top-tier property litigation teams in several regions and its collaborative, commercially focused culture.

The organisation combines the scale and profile of a national firm with the accessibility, flexibility and support of a close-knit regional team, offering lawyers a platform to develop both broad and specialist disputes expertise.

Apply now or contact Harrison for a confidential discussion.