Senior Leasehold Enfranchisement Solicitor

Law Absolute Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Law Absolute Ltd. in South West London is seeking a Senior Leasehold Enfranchisement Solicitor to join a specialist property practice. This role requires 5+ years' PQE and strong, recent experience in leasehold enfranchisement, distinct from a general residential conveyancing background.

You will take on genuine supervisory responsibility, leading a team of six junior fee-earners and serving as a senior technical point of escalation on complex leasehold matters.

Qualifications

• 5+ PQE with strong, recent experience in leasehold enfranchisement.
• Specialist role not general residential conveyancing.
• Experience handling statutory lease extensions under the 1993 Act and related enfranchisement matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervisory oversight of the team, including six junior fee-earners.
• Review substantive work and navigate complex files to identify risks.
• Act as a senior technical point of escalation for enfranchisement matters.

Skills

Leasehold enfranchisement

Supervisory experience

Senior solicitor

Education

Solicitor qualification

Job description

Senior Leasehold Enfranchisement Solicitor

Senior Leasehold Enfranchisement Solicitor | South West London

I’m currently recruiting for aSenior Leasehold Enfranchisement Solicitorto join a specialist property practice based inSouth West London.

This is agenuinely specialist opportunityand would suit a solicitor with5+ PQE and strong, recent experience in leasehold enfranchisement. This is not a general residential conveyancing role.

The role will involve a broad range of technically complex enfranchisement and landlord & tenant matters, including:

• Statutory lease extensions under the 1993 Act
• Collective enfranchisement & freehold acquisitions
• Right of First Refusal matters
• Tribunal & court applications
• Complex lease and title structures
• Deeds of variation, new leases & related leasehold work
• Acting for both landlords and leaseholders would be advantageous

Alongside your own technical work, you’ll take ongenuine supervisory responsibility, overseeing a team of six junior fee-earners and acting as a senior technical point of escalation.

You’ll be responsible for supporting more junior members of the team, reviewing substantive work, helping navigate complex files and identifying potential risks before they require director-level involvement.

PQE:5+ ideally

If you’re an experiencedLeasehold Enfranchisement Solicitorlooking for a specialist role with real technical and supervisory responsibility, I’d love to hear from you.

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.