Solicitor - Property Litigation

DAC Beachcroft; Bristol; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft in Bristol is seeking a 0–3 PQE Solicitor to join our busy real estate team, focusing on telecoms and nationwide projects. The work spans contentious and transactional real estate, with cross‑border collaboration across the UK and clients including telecoms operators and developers.

We offer a supportive, flexible environment where you will handle statutory notices, lease disputes, dilapidations and related matters, with scope for growth and supervisory responsibilities as you

Qualifications

• 0-3 PQE solicitor with a strong educational background.
• Experience in commercial landlord and tenant disputes preferred but not essential; a strong background in commercial and civil litigation is also considered.
• Comfortable delivering concise commercial advice and managing key dates and trackers.
• Able to handle a varied workload under appropriate supervision.
• Some experience with client portals and case management software is useful.
• Telecommunications experience, whether for landowners or operators, is an advantage but not required; full training provided.
• Support marketing and business development activities such as article writing, attending marketing events and client training.

Responsibilities

• Serving statutory notices and advising on their validity and conditionality.
• Dealing with contentious lease renewals, termination notices and proceedings.
• Interpreting and enforcing lease obligations.
• Arrears recovery and tenant insolvency.
• Obtaining possession of commercial premises.
• Potential for expanding supervisory role (subject to PQE/practical experience).
• Dealing with service charge disputes.
• Acting in dilapidations matters including service of notices and advisory work.

Skills

Landlord and tenant disputes

Civil/commercial litigation

Real estate telecoms knowledge

Job description

Location: Bristol

Department: Real Estate - Property Litigation

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 0-3 PQE Solicitor to join our busy Bristol real estate team, focusing primarily on telecoms, with the chance to work with colleagues across the UK on nationwide projects. Our real‑estate department covers every aspect of contentious and transactional commercial real estate work, including telecoms, development, investment, asset management, construction, and landlord/tenant work. Clients include telecoms operators, property management and development companies, house builders, health trusts, government bodies (local and central), owner‑occupiers and institutions, both in the UK and overseas.

With offices across England, we are continuing to grow our Property Litigation offering, delivering seamless cross‑border services for our clients in the UK, backed by full national and international support from across the firm.

Key Responsibilities

The work expected of the role will largely be geared towards real estate telecoms litigation, handling and assisting with the following:

• Serving statutory notices and advising on their validity and conditionality
• Dealing with contentious lease renewals, termination notices and proceedings
• Interpreting and enforcing lease obligations
• Arrears recovery and tenant insolvency
• Obtaining possession of commercial premises
• Potential for expanding supervisory role (subject to PQE/practical experience)
• Dealing with service charge disputes
• Acting in dilapidations matters including service of notices and advisory work

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A 0-3 PQE Solicitor with a strong educational background
• Experience in commercial landlord and tenant disputes is preferable but not essential; a strong background in commercial and civil litigation is also considered.
• Comfortable with delivering concise commercial advice and managing key dates and trackers.
• Able to handle a varied workload under appropriate supervision.
• Some experience with client portals and case management software is useful.
• Telecommunications experience, whether for landowners or operators, is an advantage but not required; full training will be provided.
• Support marketing and business development activities such as article writing, attending marketing events and client training.

Flexible Working

We encourage discussion about flexible working during the hiring process and support a flexible working approach through our Flex Forward scheme.