Senior Lawyer Property

Law Staff Legal Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public sector law firm in Bedfordshire is seeking an experienced Property Solicitor for a full-time, hybrid position. The role involves managing a caseload of commercial and residential property matters, providing legal services primarily to public sector clients. The successful candidate will have at least 2 years of PQE, excellent client care skills, and a proactive approach to business development. This firm offers enhanced pension schemes, generous holidays, and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Enhanced pension

Generous holiday allowance

Condensed working arrangements

Discounted shopping vouchers

Structured career progression path

Qualifications

• Solicitors, Legal Executives and Barristers with at least 2 years’ PQE.
• Solid experience in property and regeneration is essential.
• Excellent client care and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Handling own caseload of predominantly commercial & residential property matters.
• Ensuring compliance with legal standards.
• Representing clients in negotiations with third parties.
• Supervising, training and mentoring junior staff.

Skills

Client care

Communication

Business development

Networking

IT proficiency

Attention to detail

Education

2 years’ PQE

Job description

Established Public Sector Law Firm in Bedfordshire are seeking an experienced Property Solicitor to work on a full-time, hybrid basis. The firm offers enhanced pension, generous holiday allowance, condensed working arrangements plus more.
Based in Bedfordshire but with the possibility of working at one of the firms’ other offices in Northamptonshire or Cambridgeshire, this is an excellent opportunity for a Solicitor to utilise their Commercial and Residential Property skills within a busy team. You will have a client-focusedapproach and handle a wide range of Property matters within a Public Sector capacity.


The successful Lawyer will assist a range of public sector and not for profit clients with a professional and innovative legal service regarding mainly commercial property and regeneration. Occasional travel to other offices across the country may be required.

Responsibilities

• Handling own caseload of predominantly commercial & residential property and regeneration matters
• Ensuring compliance
• Projects involving multiple agencies and client interests, including the third sector and charitable organisations
• Representing clients in negotiations and discussions with third parties
• Time recording and billing
• Business development and marketing
• Supervising, training and mentoring junior staff
• Travelling to other offices across the county may be required

The Candidate

• Solicitors, Legal Executives and Barristers with at least 2 years’ PQE
• Solid experience in property and regeneration is essential
• Has excellent client care and communication skills
• IT proficient, with great attention to details
• Demonstrates a flair for business development and networking

The Firm
Our client is a highly regarded law firm specialising in the public sector. It is one of the first of its kind to be established in the UK serving over one hundred organisations across the public sectors including local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, foundation trusts, charities, and fire services. This is a forward thinking and award-winning law firm who meet the highest management and customer care standards.

• Hybrid working
• Enhanced pension
• Generous holiday allowance
• Condensed working arrangements
• Discounted shopping vouchers
• Structured career progression path

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For more information on this and other vacancies please contact Natasha Kirkby FREC dipRP quoting Ref: 37357