Solicitor / Legal Executive

DMH Stallard LLP; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading law firm in Brighton as a Solicitor / Legal Executive specializing in residential conveyancing within the retirement sector. The role involves managing transactions, ensuring excellent client care, and contributing to business development initiatives. Ideal candidates will have prior experience in property law and strong communication skills.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare

Pension Scheme

Sodexo Discounts

Qualifications

• Previous residential property experience required.
• Knowledge of property legislation and case law.
• Ability to manage time effectively to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload of residential property transactions.
• Achieve financial targets including fees and disbursements.
• Ensure the delivery of high standards of client care.

Skills

Client Care

Time Management

Communication

Tools

Excel

IT Skills

Job description

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DMH Stallard is an award winning South East law, Legal 100 firm with offices in London, Brighton, Gatwick, Guilford, Horsham and Hassocks. DMH Stallard has grown rapidly since it was established in 1970, and has a headcount of approx 380. Our firm provides a comprehensive range of commercial, dispute resolution and litigation, employment, cyber security and cyber-crime, corporate, intellectual property, real estate and technology, media and telecoms advice to both businesses and individuals. Our clients, our people and our professional networks are the keys to our success.

The department

Our Real Estate Team handle all manner of residential and commercial property-related matters from Landlord and Tenant to Construction and Development, Asset Management, Utilities, Conveyancing and Property Finance.

Job Purpose

Lawyer required to assist partner in undertaking residential conveyancing principally within the retirement living sector.This is a thriving market and the work is fast paced. Time is usually of the essence and so excellent communication and time management skills are crucial.

• To operate as an effective member of the Brighton Real Estate Group, specialising in all elements of non-contentious residential property including:
• purchases and disposals (usually the client will be buying a retirement living property and selling their current property and we will be instructed on both transactions).
• To be responsible under supervision for own caseload of work and own fee targets.
• To achieve the targets as defined by the Group Head/Head of Department.
  
  

Responsibilities And Duties

Personal

• To participate and contribute to the Real Estate group to ensure an effective working environment, supporting Associates and Partners on more complex matters as appropriate.
• Attend the Matrix training programme and other relevant technical training to ensure that skills and knowledge remain up-to-date
• To attend and contribute to group meetings.
• Continuously to develop their own technical expertise.
• To maintain awareness of the legal market specifically relating to commercial and residential property.
• To promote the vision and culture of the Firm.
• To participate annually in annual performance and objective meetings.
• To maintain a culture where individuals are encouraged to identify problems or mistakes and are encouraged to “speak up” to ensure issues are resolved.
  
  

Legal

• Be responsible for dealing with a wide range of non-contentious residential property work as detailed above.
  
  

Financial

• To be responsible for ensuring achievement of own key financial targets, including fees, contribution and payment of debts and disbursements.
• To maintain accurate data in the Firm’s case management system and the Firm’s financial management systems.
• To monitor own performance in relation to the number of live files, file closures, file openings, billing, time recording and to take appropriate action to ensure targets are met.
• To scope all matters appropriately, including use of budget templates, delivering work on time and on budget.
  
  

Client Care

• To be responsible for the delivery of the service to the client, ensuring that the highest standards of client care are maintained so that clients use DMHS again and recommend the Firm to others.
  
  

Business Development

• To assist with marketing and business development initiatives such as writing for e-newsletters, attending and presenting at seminars and attending other business development activities.
  
  

Risk

• To be fully familiar with the Anti-Money Laundering and FSMA Policies and Procedures and to ensure full compliance with them.
• To maintain CQS accreditation.
• To conform to the risk management procedures as stated by the Firm.
• To attend regular meetings with the group to review all current work and workloads.
  
  

Other information

Knowledge, Skills And Experience Required

• Previous residential property experience.
• Knowledge of property legislation, including landlord and tenant and relevant case law.
• An ability effectively to manage their time to achieve client and internal deadlines.
• A good understanding of the importance of client care with an ability to deal with a wide range of clients with differing objectives including being able to understand the clients’ objectives.
• Ability to work within a team and provide support to other solicitors and Partners as appropriate.
• Possessing confident Excel skills.
• Having competent IT skills including Outlook, Word, Digital Dictation and time-recording systems.
• The ability to draft documentation with attention to detail.
• An understanding of the strategy and vision of the firm.
• The ability to communicate effectively with clients, in writing, over the telephone and in meetings. Given the client demographic of the work, telephone skills are essential.
• Being able to convey technical legal information in an effective and accessible way especially given the client demographic of the work.
  
  

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (of which 3.5 are taken during the Christmas period), plus Birthday holiday, plus Bank Holidays.
• Life Assurance
• Private Healthcare
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Sodexo Discounts
• Pension Scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on Legal work

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Legal Services

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