Residential Property (Hybrid Working)

Edwards Legal; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal practice in Kent is seeking a Residential Property lawyer to manage a full caseload including freehold and leasehold sales, re-mortgages, and auction sales. This role offers hybrid working, flexibility around hours, and generous benefits including a salary up to £50,000 and five weeks annual leave. The successful candidate will join a supportive team of four lawyers and must be IT literate, with experience in running cases efficiently. This is an exciting opportunity for legal professionals looking for a balance between work and home life.

Benefits

Generous salary

Bonus

Five weeks annual leave

Parking

Additional employee benefits

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive or Licensed Conveyancer managing full caseloads.
• Experience in freehold and leasehold property sales.
• Knowledge of re-mortgages, auction sales, and Help to Buys is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage a full caseload of residential property transactions from instruction to completion.
• Handle leasehold enfranchisement and commercial property work as needed.
• Support team of 4 lawyers with secretarial assistance.

Skills

Qualified Solicitor

Legal Executive

Licensed Conveyancer

IT literate

Experience with case management systems

Job description

Residential Property (Hybrid Working)

• Employer: Edwards Legal Recruitment LP
• Location: Dover, Kent
• Salary: to £50,000 + Hybrid Working
• Closing date: 24 Jan 2026
• Reference: 202/2
• Practice area: Commercial property, Conveyancing - residential, Conveyancing - commercial
• Contract type: Permanent
• Hours: Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible
• PQE: 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+, Not applicable
• Position: Legal executive, Paralegal, Solicitor
• Sector: Private practice

Job Details

Are you a Residential Property lawyer looking for a role which offers hybrid/home working and flexibility around working hours? Then this is could be the role for you

Our client is an established 4 Partner Solicitors practice located just outside of Dover town centre offering a range of legal services to Kent based clients which includes property, probate, family law and general litigation.

You will ideally be a qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive or, Licensed Conveyancer able to manage a full caseload of freehold & leasehold sales from instruction right through to completion. The successful lawyer will also be dealing with re-mortgages auction sales, Help to Buys, shared ownerships and new build sales. Any experience with leasehold enfranchisement or commercial property work includes business leases work would be an advantage (not essential).

Joining a team of property team of 4 lawyers stationed between two office sites, you will benefit from secretarial support although individual must be IT literate and have experience running cases using Case management systems.

Generous salary, bonus, hybrid working, 5 weeks annual leave, parking and additional employee benefits are all on offer.

Company

Edwards Legal Recruitment is specialist legal recruitment agency working with clients and candidates across the South East which includes Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Hampshire and South London. We work with a range of clients from small high street law firms right through to in-house companies and large commercial Legal 500 practices placing both qualified and non qualified staff. The staff at Edwards Legal have specialist knowledge across all legal sectors advising both clients and candidates.

Company info

• Telephone: [phone]
• Location: Citibase, 95 Ditchling Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4ST, United Kingdom