Property Litigation Solicitor

EDWARDS LEGAL RECRUITMENT LP; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX for a hybrid or fully remote Team Manager position. The role requires strong experience in residential landlord and tenant law, along with the ability to manage a specialized team of lawyers. Responsibilities include providing complex advice to clients and handling various property disputes. The successful candidate can work from either home or the East Sussex office a few days a week.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in landlord and tenant (L&T) work.
• Experience in managing a team of lawyers.
• Familiarity with compliance in leasehold block and estate management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Residential landlord & Tenant lawyers.
• Provide complex advice to Landlord/RMC/RTM clients.
• Handle disputes including breaches of lease covenants and possession claims.

Skills

Property management disputes

Leasehold enforcement

Team management

Residential landlord and tenant law

Education

Qualified Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX

Job description

Property Litigation Solicitor EDWARDS LEGAL RECRUITMENT LP•Stockport, ENG, UK

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...