Property Litigation Solicitor

Pertemps; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Manchester is seeking a sharp solicitor with 2-5 years of experience in property litigation to manage a diverse caseload. This role involves handling commercial disputes such as lease battles and development issues while working alongside senior lawyers. The firm offers a supportive culture with genuine progression opportunities and a competitive benefits package. Candidates must possess strong attention to detail and interpersonal skills, ready to enhance their career in a high-performing team.

Benefits

Supportive work culture

Genuine progression pathways

Top-quality work

Qualifications

• Solicitor with approximately 2–5 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in property litigation.
• Experience in running contentious property caseloads.
• Ability to handle negotiations and draft legal documents.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied contentious property caseload.
• Engage in heavyweight disputes alongside senior lawyers.
• Draft and negotiate matters through to hearings and mediations.
• Handle development disputes, landlord/tenant issues, and other related legal matters.
• Contribute to client relations and business development activities.

Skills

Commercially minded

Attention to detail

Client relationship management

Job description

The Opportunity

Step into a specialist property litigation team where you’ll handle a sharp mix of commercial real estate disputes—think lease battles, development fallouts, complex rights issues, and strategic enforcement matters.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Running your own varied contentious property caseload
• Jumping into heavyweight disputes alongside senior lawyers
• Drafting, negotiating, and managing matters through to hearings and mediations
• Getting exposure to development disputes, landlord/tenant issues, boundaries, covenants, and possession work
• Playing a real role in client relationships, BD activity, and team growth

What We’re Looking For

A sharp, commercially minded solicitor (approx. 2–5 PQE) with solid property litigation experience. You’ll need confidence, attention to detail, and the drive to move your career up a notch within a high-performing team.

Why This Firm?

A supportive culture, genuine progression pathways, top-quality work, and a benefits package that beats many in the market. Expect guidance, flexibility, and a team that actively champions your success.

HOW TO APPLY:

Contact Melanie Daly at eNL on 0161 850 0745 or email [e-mail] with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.

eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.