Senior Solicitor - Residential Property

Your new companyAn award-winning Legal 500 firm, recognised across multiple areas that continues to experience exceptional growth, having doubled in size in recent years. With ambitious plans to keep expanding, the firm offers clear progression routes for talented solicitors at every stage of their career. Its meritocratic culture ensures transparent goals for promotion and well-defined career pathways, supported by strong leadership and mentoring opportunities.

Working from a single, vibrant office, you'll enjoy a collaborative, energetic environment with open-plan spaces designed to encourage teamwork and innovation. The firm combines high performance with balance, offering hybrid flexibility, realistic targets, and a generous bonus structure that rewards hard work. If you're an ambitious, qualified solicitor looking to join a dynamic, forward-thinking practice, this is an opportunity to progress your career. Due to continued growth, we are looking to engage a Senior Solicitor within the Residential Property team.Your new roleAs a Senior Residential Property Solicitor, you will manage a varied caseload of residential property matters from instruction through to completion, while also playing a key role in supporting and developing junior team members. You'll act as a point of escalation, ensure quality standards are met, and contribute to process improvements across the department.Key Responsibilities:

• Handle a full range of residential conveyancing matters, including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, remortgages, lease extensions, and transfers of equity.
• Supervise and mentor junior fee earners and conveyancing assistants, providing technical guidance and support
• Conduct title reviews, draft and approve legal documents, and ensure compliance with regulatory and firm standards.
• Deliver exceptional client care, offering clear, commercially focused advice.
• Work closely with management to enhance operational efficiency and client experience.
• Monitor caseload progression within the team, resolving issues promptly.

What you'll need to succeed

• Qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive, or Licenced Conveyancer with 5+ years PQE in residential property.
• Strong technical knowledge of the conveyancing process, including title checking and drafting.
• Previous supervisory or mentoring experience with a collaborative leadership style.
• Excellent client care and communication skills, with the ability to build lasting relationships.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Proficiency with case management systems is desirable.

What you'll get in returnA competitive salary based on experience partnered with a generous fee-earner bonus scheme. The office has free parking and is easily accessible. They provide a comprehensive benefits package including pension, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, holiday etc. This firm will give you the opportunity to learn and grow within a supportive and dynamic team, whilst developing leadership opportunities through their progressive development program. What you need to do nowIf you are interested in these roles or would like further information, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.If these jobs aren't quite right for you, but you're exploring new opportunities, we'd still love to hear from you.We would expect a lawyer with the given PQE to have gained the level of experience required, but this does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.

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