Associate Solicitor – Real Estate Litigation
Dispute Resolution
Waterfront Office, Brierley Hill
Full time, permanent opportunity
We are looking for a practical individual to join Talbots as a Solicitor within Real Estate Litigation for our Dispute Resolution Team, with at least 2 years’ experience of Residential, Commercial Landlord and Tenant disputes.
As a Solicitor, you will be dealing with a range of property disputes to include pre-action and the service of notices, court proceedings and ADR. Whilst managing own caseload and assisting more senior members of the team on high-value and complex litigation matters.
Who Are Talbots Law?
Talbots Law is proud to be an Employee-Owned Company and a member of the EOA. We were the first Employee-Owned Law Firm in the West Midlands.
Talbots is a Values led Company with a shared vision of “Working every day to be the best” for our people, our clients, and for our communities.
We are passionate about people being the best that they can be. We do this by providing a comprehensive package of high-quality Company benefits and rewards.
The Company is committed to the Real Living Wage Foundation and we also hold the Disability Confident accreditation.
* Competitive salaries with annual review.
* Annual tax-free* profit-share.
* 25 days holiday + birthday + ex-gratia day + UK Bank Holidays + long service awards.
* Company salary-sacrifice pension scheme (4% from Talbots: 4% from employees).
* Group Life Insurance (3 x annual salary).
* Enhanced Company Sick Pay.
* Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programmes.
* Perkbox employee rewards & benefits platform.
* Medicash Health Cash Plan.
* Financial Health & Wellbeing Provision.
* Bank of Talbots (Annual employee credit for legal fees).
* Salary Sacrifice schemes.
* Established Company progression framework.
* Career progression plans (including financial / mentoring support towards professional qualifications where desired).
* Flexible and hybrid working available for experienced/qualified lawyer roles.
* Social events programme with larger event invitations extended to partners & families.
* Company gifts for celebrations and special life events.
* Commitment to charitable initiatives (currently main corporate sponsor of Acorns Children’s Hospice).
What the job involves;
* Advising individuals and business clients on a full range of property litigation matters which will include: Residential landlord and tenant disputes and repossessions, Commercial landlord and tenant disputes.
* Providing guidance and litigating on alienation disputes, break notices, dilapidations, possession claims, rent arrears recovery and forfeiture and 146 notices.
* Proactively involved in business development activities and to build connections locally with other professionals to include property agents.
* Ensure compliance with SRA, Lexcel, Law Society Quality Scheme standards, SARs and accounting requirements.
What you need:
* To have at least 2 years qualified experience within property litigation, managing own caseload across a variety of matters.
* Excellent understanding of the Civil Procedure and navigate around the court rules, competent in making and defending interim applications and conducting their own advocacy.
* Passionate about giving outstanding client care to clients and referrers with strong interpersonal skills, sensitivity, tact and diplomacy.
If this sounds like the role for you then please apply today by sending your CV to careers@talbotslaw.co.uk.