Real Estate Litigation Solicitor

. Burges Salmon LLP; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working model

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

Burges Salmon LLP seeks a Solicitor with 1–2 years PQE to join its Real Estate Disputes Team based in Bristol. You will advise on complex property disputes for household name clients across England & Wales, including mediations, arbitrations and litigation, in a collaborative, flexible environment.

The team is known for a pragmatic approach and high-quality client service, with a hybrid working model and opportunities to work across a broad client base.

Qualifications

• Experience within real estate disputes at 1–2 years PQE level.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration across a busy, diverse team.
• Ability to manage a complex and varied workload effectively.
• Self-motivated, willing to learn and work autonomously.
• Must be a registered lawyer (SRA or Law Society of Scotland).

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on risk/asset management at pre-action stage and on the full spectrum of real estate disputes.
• Handle mediations, arbitrations and contested litigation for commercial and residential property matters.
• Work with a broad client base including national and international clients.
• Collaborate with other dispute resolution and non-contentious real estate specialists within the firm.

Skills

Real estate disputes

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Autonomous

Self-motivated

SRA/Law Society registration

Education

Solicitor registration (SRA) or Law Society of Scotland

Job description

Do you have some experience within real estate litigation looking to take the next step in your career? Would you like to join a busy and diverse team where you'll work on high-quality matters for a broad client base in a close-knit, collaborative environment? Burges Salmon have an opportunity for a Solicitor with 1-2 years PQE to join our leading team of property litigation lawyers, based in Bristol but advising in relation to clients and property across England & Wales. In this role, you can expect complex and high value work on behalf of household name national and international clients.

The TeamReal Estate Disputes Team are known for their pragmatic approach and ability to offer alternative real estate dispute resolution methods and solutions to clients. We collaborate with other dispute resolution and non-contentious real estate specialists within the firm, to provide the highest quality advice on real estate disputes for our clients.

You'll provide advice to clients on risk/asset management at a pre-action stage as well as advising on the full spectrum of commercial and complex residential property related disputes, including mediations, arbitrations and contested litigation. We provide real estate disputes advice to commercial property institutions, banks, investment companies and high net worth individuals. You will also be exposed to a wide variety of work and clients, with all members of the team having the opportunity to work across the full breadth of sectors and legal specialisms within real estate disputes. We consider that this diversity of experience not only results in a more varied and interesting working environment but ultimately helps our lawyers to develop a broader skillset and greater flexibility of approach. We are ranked Tier 1 by both Chambers and Legal 500.

What others say

''The team is friendly, very approachable and offers concise, easy-to-understand legal advice in a practical manner, making it easy to understand and assess the risk/reward of pursuing the particular point in question.' - The Legal 500 (2025) 'Experienced, knowledgeable and available.' - The Legal 500 (2026)

Key clients include

• Network Rail
• L+R
• The Greater London Authority
• Severn Trent Water
• Pennon Group
• Revantage Real Estate
• John Lewis Partnership
• Virgin
• Tritax Big Box REIT
• The Post Office
• a wide variety of Government Departments and a number of global investment banks

The Firm

Our working environment is professional yet progressive, where quality of work and quality of life go hand-in-hand. Our collaborative approach to how we do business is totally refreshing. It's what attracts some of the best legal minds in the industry and it's why our people love working here. We are proud to have received a Platinum Investors in People Accreditation and have been named the RollOnFriday 'Best Law Firm to Work At 2026' for the fifth consecutive year. We operate a hybrid working model that gives our lawyers flexibility in how they work.

What you'll need

• Relevant exposure to working on high quality real estate disputes
• To be a strong team player, with excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to manage a complex and varied workload effectively
• Be self-motivated, willing to learn and can work autonomously
• Must be a SRA or Law Society of Scotland registered lawyer

Benefits

We're committed to finding the right person for this role and we're open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns. It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.