Solicitor - Property Litigation

DAC Beachcroft; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Job summary

A leading law firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an entry-level Solicitor for Property Litigation, primarily focused on telecoms. This full-time position is based in Leeds, offering the chance to engage with national projects. Candidates should have a strong educational background and may have experience in commercial landlord and tenant disputes. The firm promotes flexible working. This role presents an opportunity to develop skills in a supportive environment, with a focus on real estate and litigation.

Qualifications

• 0-3 PQE Solicitor with a strong educational background.
• Experience in commercial landlord and tenant disputes is preferable.
• Comfortable delivering concise commercial advice to clients.

Responsibilities

• Serving statutory notices and advising on their validity.
• Dealing with contentious lease renewals and procedures.
• Interpreting and enforcing lease obligations.

Skills

Strong educational background

Commercial landlord and tenant disputes

Concise commercial advice

Varied workload management

Experience with client portals

Telecommunications experience

Marketing and business development

Education

Law degree

Tools

Case-management software

Job description

Solicitor – Property Litigation – DAC Beachcroft

Department: Real Estate – Property Litigation

Location: Leeds

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 0‑3 PQE Solicitor to join our busy real estate team based in Leeds. The role will be primarily focused on telecoms, with an opportunity to work with real estate 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 and 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, with seamless cross‑border services for our clients in the UK backed by full national and international support from across the firm.

Key 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, Knowledge and Experience

• A 0–3 PQE Solicitor with a strong educational background
• Experience in commercial landlord and tenant disputes is preferable but not essential. Candidates with a strong background in commercial and civil litigation (looking to move into property litigation) will be given serious consideration.
• Comfortable delivering concise commercial advice to clients and maintaining key dates and trackers.
• Handled a varied workload in accordance with client protocols and with an appropriate level of supervision.
• Some experience with client portals and case‑management software would be useful.
• Telecommunications experience acting for landowners or operators would be useful, but full training will be provided if essential.
• Support marketing and business development activity within the team (article writing, attending marketing events and client training).

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. Discuss your approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies

DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via in‑house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable. For PSL queries, please contact [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Law Practice