Residential Conveyancing Lawyer

Yolk Recruitment; Lower Blandford St Mary; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

25 holidays + birthday off

Pension and salary reviews

Healthcare and mental health support

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a Senior Residential Property Lawyer/Conveyancer in Bournemouth. The role offers hybrid and flexible working with an opportunity to shape a team and progress toward partnership. You will manage a varied caseload across freehold/leasehold matters and work within a well-established residential property team with partner-level leadership.

The firm values collaboration, career development, and a supportive culture enriched by CQS and Lexcel accreditations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of residential property experience.
• Capable of managing own caseload with minimal supervision.
• Strong client relationship skills and commercial awareness.
• Willingness to contribute to the wider team and firm development.

Responsibilities

• Manage own varied caseload from instruction through to completion.
• Handle freehold and leasehold sales/purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity, new builds, shared ownership and complex, high-value transactions.
• Join an established residential property team with senior leadership and support staff.
• Collaborate with other practice areas across the firm.

Skills

Residential property law

Client relationship building

Autonomy

Caseload management

Education

Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales)

Job description

Opportunity: Senior Residential Property Lawyer / Conveyancer

Location: Bournemouth | Hybrid & flexible working

Salary: Up to £80,000 + bonus

A senior conveyancing role where you can decide what the next chapter of your career looks like.

If you've spent years building your experience in residential property, you'll know that not every senior move needs to mean managing a department or chasing partnership. Sometimes you want the autonomy to run your own matters, a good team around you and the flexibility to get on with what you do best.

But if you're looking for more, there's also the opportunity to help shape a team, take on greater responsibility and potentially progress towards partnership.

I'm working with a Legal 500 law firm in Bournemouth looking to bring an experienced Residential Property Solicitor or Conveyancer into its team. They're open-minded about what the right person wants from the role, with real scope to make it your own.

The Work & Team:

You'll manage your own varied caseload from instruction through to completion, covering freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity, new builds, shared ownership and more complex, high-value transactions.

You'll be joining an established residential property team with experienced Partner-level leadership, solicitors, Chartered Legal Executives, conveyancers and support staff. There's plenty of autonomy, but also a wider network of specialist teams across the firm to work alongside, including private client, commercial property and corporate and commercial.

The firm has a strong local presence, a Legal 500 profile and recognised quality standards including CQS and Lexcel. Its culture puts emphasis on collaboration, looking after its people and developing careers, with a number of Partners having progressed internally.

Who We Are Looking For:

A Solicitor or experienced Conveyancer with around 8+ years' residential property experience, confident managing their own caseload and handling complex transactions. You'll enjoy building client relationships, have a good commercial understanding and be keen to contribute to the wider team.

Whether you're happy as a senior fee‑earner or would like to work towards a leadership position and partnership, both routes are open for the right person. There's no expectation that everyone follows the same career path.

What's On Offer?

• Up to £80,000 + bonus
• Hybrid working, typically 1-2 days in the office
• Flexible hours and compressed working arrangements
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Contributory pension and annual salary reviews
• Healthcare cash plan, 24/7 online GP and mental health support
• Dedicated BUPA Menopause Plan
• Three weeks' occupational sick pay from day one and income protection
• Occupational maternity pay
• Funded training and development
• Cycle to Work scheme, staff discounts and regular social events

If you're curious about what else is out there, I'd love to tell you more. Even if you're not actively looking, it's worth finding out what a move could offer.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic.

Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying, unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.