Property Litigation Solicitor – Bristol, Manchester or Taunton

Vacancy details

We are looking for a Solicitor to join our thriving national Property Litigation team. This opportunity is available across our Bristol, Manchester and Taunton offices with our preference being someone based in Manchester.

Role: Solicitor
Location: Bristol, Manchester or Taunton
Hours: Full-time
Term: Permanent
Vacancy Reference: 1225-LBL

Who we are

You’ll be joining a national law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, made possible by our exceptional people – each chosen for their industry knowledge and passion for their field. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.

We work flexibly and you’ll be empowered to work where you do your best work, balancing your individual needs with the need for us to engage as teams and deliver excellent client service.

Most of our people choose to work in a hybrid fashion, working from home and attending our offices on occasion. Our offices are in Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton, and Taunton.

Day to day, you’ll be successful in this role by:

Dealing with a variety of work including:

Landlord and tenant work (rent reviews, dilapidations, lease renewals, service charge disputes etc.) building and development disputes, possession actions, purchaser claims, trespass claims and residential leasehold disputes.

You will be acting for a spread of household name clients, developers and property portfolio managers.

You will be joining an ambitious and enthusiastic team which is determined to provide the best possible results for its clients, yet which remains a friendly, supportive environment which will encourage you to develop.

You will have plenty of guidance and encouragement from our highly regarded lawyers to develop your expertise on a wide range of property litigation work.

It is an integral part of this role that you comply with information security and all firm policies and procedures

This role is right for you if:

You are a qualified solicitor with between 0-4 years of experience working within property litigation, then we would like to hear from you. If you have telecoms experience then this would be an advantage.

We look for lawyers with a strong intellect, which we expect to be evidenced with a high level of academic achievement, and someone who shows initiative, drive and excellent organisation skills.

We expect you to be a genuine team player with a client focussed approach and a keenness to become involved in business development activities within the team as a whole, having begun to build up strong local professional connections.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to join our highly regarded and talented Property Litigation team.

What we can offer you:

A career at Clarke Willmott will feel different to other law firms. We thrive on our individual differences and diversity because as a team, we are united by our shared values and mutual respect. Working with us you will feel empowered, valued and free to be yourself in a safe and supportive environment.

Our mission is to help you realise your full potential whilst maintaining a positive work-life balance. We provide a comprehensive learning and development programme and a range of wellbeing initiatives to support your career journey.

There’s no doubt we expect the best from our people and even the occasional extra mile. In return, your dedication and commitment to the continued success of the firm will be rewarded with a comprehensive range of flexible benefits.

Listen to what a few members of our team have to say about what life here at Clarke Willmott is really like, to see if it’s the right fit for you.

Apply

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please send us your CV and covering letter using the form below.

(If you have any difficulties with the form, you can email your application to us at careers@clarkewillmott.com)

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