Property Litigation Solicitor

EDWARDS LEGAL RECRUITMENT LP; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment agency in Liverpool seeks a Team Manager to lead a specialist team of Residential Landlord & Tenant lawyers. The successful candidate must be a qualified Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX with strong experience in L&T work. This role involves managing a team, overseeing client relationships, and providing complex legal advice on property management disputes. The position offers flexible working options and a commitment of full-time hours (Monday to Friday).

Qualifications

• Proven experience in handling residential property management disputes.
• Ability to provide complex legal advice to clients.
• Experience in managing a team of lawyers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a specialist team of Residential Landlord & Tenant lawyers.
• Oversee legal work and manage established clients.
• Handle leasehold disputes and ensure compliance with legislation.

Skills

Strong experience in Landlord & Tenant work

Management of legal teams

Experience with long leasehold enforcement

Education

Qualified Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX

Job description

Job Description

Exciting hybrid or fully Home Working opportunity is available for a Team Manager / HOD to join and lead a specialist team of Residential Landlord & Tenant lawyers.

You will be a qualified Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX with strong experience in L&T work acting for Landlords, ideally coming from either a recognised practice, Top 500 or City law firm.

The successful individual will be joining and overseeing a team of lawyers within this niche L&T practice as well as acting for and providing complex advice to Landlord/RMC/RTM clients and professional managing agents on residential property management disputes, breaches of lease covenants, possession and forfeiture claims, leasehold disrepair, trespass claims and tenancy disputes.

Experience with long leasehold enforcement work is essential including handling all aspects of leasehold block and estate management including compliance with all legislative and contractual aspects of that work running cases within all levels of the Court and Tribunal - Property Chamber.

The successful individual will be managing the team as well as servicing the firms established clients full time (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm). There is also the option to work from the firms offices in East Sussex 1-2 days per week if required (although this is not mandatory).

The L&T team keep in regular contact by phone, video calls and virtual meetings throu...