Overview
PROPERTY LITIGATION – SOLICITOR 4 years + PQE
Locations – Leeds, Birmingham or Manchester
Our Property Litigation team acts for organisations across the public, private and third sectors, which include landlords, landowners, tenants, developers, lenders, receivers, investors and local authorities. As a Property Litigation Solicitor, you will be joining a strong, fast-growing property litigation team, currently operating out of five offices: Birmingham, London, Leeds, Liverpool, and Manchester.
Responsibilities
* Managing your own heavy caseload of mixed (predominantly commercial) property litigation work;
* Effectively managing and delegating to junior colleagues;
* Working with and supporting partners and legal directors as part of a team on larger, complex cases;
* Leading and assisting with business development and profile-raising initiatives;
* Achieving set targets/key performance indicators;
* Ensuring relevant deadlines, compliance and quality measures are adhered to;
* Complying with relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures;
* Working in accordance with Weightmans’ values
About You
* You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work.
* A genuine interest in business development
* Strong communication skills with a professional and enthusiastic approach to work
* Confidence in working directly with clients
* An ability to build strong relationships with clients and intermediaries
* An aptitude for drafting and legal analysis
* A keenness to work collaboratively with colleagues at junior and senior levels
* Excellent project management skills and the ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines
* A practical and commercial approach to their work
* Experience of dealing with the following types of property litigation work:
* Conditional contracts, option agreements and overage obligations and other property contracts
* Enforcement/challenge of restrictive covenants and easements
* Rights of light and nuisance
* Injunctions and access rights for landlords and developers
* Possession claims including eviction of squatters and protestor actions
* Title and boundary disputes
* Commercial and residential leasehold: Breaches of covenant, including dilapidations and reinstatement claims
* Break clauses
* Unopposed and contested lease renewals
* Rent review arbitrations and expert determinations
Seniorities & Type
* Senior level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Legal
* Industries: Law Practice
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