Property Litigation Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive

Legal Southwest; Exeter; Vor Ort; GBP 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Performance-related salary up to £10,0

Path to partnership

Training support

Christmas closure

Friday 4pm in August

Enhanced maternity contributions

Family leave and compassionate leave

Discounted legal services and eye care

Zusammenfassung

Legal Southwest Ltd in Devon is actively seeking a qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with property litigation experience to manage a varied caseload of property disputes. The role welcomes experience in other civil or commercial litigation and requires strong communication with clients to explain practical options clearly.

The opportunity includes a culture that values staff ideas, kindness and wellbeing, with a clear route towards partnership and substantial development support,

Qualifikationen

• Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with property litigation experience.
• Experience in other civil or commercial litigation welcomed.
• Strong communication skills and client-focused approach.

Aufgaben

• Managing property disputes from instruction to resolution and keeping clients informed.
• Reviewing leases, title documents, contracts and correspondence to advise on next steps.
• Drafting letters of claim, responses, settlement proposals and court documents.
• Negotiating with other parties and solicitors, exploring settlement or ADR where appropriate.
• Preparing cases for hearings and coordinating evidence, witness statements and court bundles.
• Monitoring deadlines, costs and maintaining accurate case records.
• Building relationships with clients and professional contacts to support referrals.

Kenntnisse

Property litigation experience

Communication skills

Client-focused approach

Explain practical options clearly

Jobbeschreibung

The opportunity

Legal Southwest is recruiting for an established Devon practice seeking a qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with property litigation experience.

You will handle a varied caseload of property disputes. Experience in other civil or commercial litigation would also be welcomed.

You will bring strong communication skills, a client-focused approach and the ability to explain practical options clearly.

Your day-to-day responsibilities could include:

• Managing property disputes from initial instruction through to resolution, keeping clients informed throughout.
• Reviewing leases, title documents, contracts and correspondence to assess the issues and advise on practical next steps.
• Drafting letters of claim, responses, settlement proposals and documents for court proceedings.
• Negotiating with other parties and their solicitors, exploring settlement and alternative dispute resolution where appropriate.
• Preparing cases for hearings, liaising with counsel and coordinating evidence, witness statements and court bundles.
• Monitoring deadlines, managing costs and maintaining accurate case records.
• Building relationships with clients and professional contacts, supporting referrals and the wider team.

Why join?

The firm combines longstanding community relationships with a culture that encourages staff ideas and prioritises kindness, inclusion and wellbeing.

Its benefits include:

• A performance-related fee-earner salary scheme offering up to £10,000 additional salary annually, subject to scheme criteria.
• A clear route towards partnership.
• Support for training and development, including financial assistance where possible.
• A week’s Christmas closure without using annual leave.
• Friday closing at 4pm throughout August.
• Enhanced maternity contributions.
• A considerate approach to family commitments, health and compassionate leave.
• Discounted legal services, paid eye tests and contributions towards glasses.

This opportunity could suit a property litigation specialist or a litigator whose broader practice includes property disputes.

Legal Southwest will never, without exception, send out your CV without your prior knowledge or consent so please be assured that we treat every application with the utmost confidentiality.