Solicitor, Property & Conveyancing Disputes

Abacus Careers; Belfast City; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work from Belfast office

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Abacus Careers in Belfast is seeking a Solicitor for Property & Conveyancing Disputes, offering a route from detailed conveyancing to litigation with lender clients and real estate disputes. You will manage a personal caseload from instruction through to resolution, working within a hybrid Belfast office.

The role suits an Associate (1+ PQE) with strong conveyancing knowledge and a view to practising in NI, with flexible benefits and clear career progression. Salary is indicative.

Qualifications

• Detailed conveyancing knowledge (residential and commercial).
• Ability to handle volume and work independently.
• Willingness to move into disputes with lender clients.
• NI qualification or E&W/ROI qualification suitable for NI practice.

Responsibilities

• Most work involves advising on title defects, mortgage disputes and recoveries for lenders and financial institutions.
• Path into title rectification, financial services and real estate litigation.

Skills

Conveyancing knowledge

Litigation exposure

Independent work

Case management

Education

NI qualification

E&W / ROI qualification suitable for NI

Job description

Solicitor, Property & Conveyancing Disputes

Here’s a role for a conveyancer who wants to move into litigation, without starting from scratch.A local practice is growing its DR team and is kee on an Associate (1+ PQE) who really knows the conveyancing process.

• What you bring: detailed conveyancing knowledge (residential and commercial)
• What you gain: a move into disputes, with lender clients and real litigation exposure
• What you bring: the ability to handle volume and work independently
• What you gain: your own caseload, from instruction through to resolution
• What you bring: NI qualification, or E&W / ROI qualification with a view to practising in NI
• What you gain: a path into title rectification, financial services and real estate litigation.

Most of the work involves selling recovered properties for lenders and financial institutions, and advising on title defects, mortgage fraud and transaction disputes. Experience of recoveries helps but isn’t essential.

The team works on a hybrid basis from a lovely Belfast office. Clients include national and multinational corporates, high street banks and listed businesses. The firm also offers flexible benefits and open conversations about career progression.

Any reference to PQE and salary levels is indicative and subject to review.