A leading Legal 100 firm in the South East is looking for an ambitious solicitor to join its busy and respected Real Estate Dispute Resolution team. Working with a diverse client base across residential and commercial property sectors, you will gain hands-on experience with high-quality contentious work, guided by experienced partners and associates.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop a specialism in landlord and tenant disputes, leasehold management, development risk, and investment-related litigation in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Advising on a broad range of residential and commercial property disputes, including service charge recovery, lease interpretation, tenant default, right of first refusal, lease renewals, collective enfranchisement, and long leasehold management.
- Assisting on more complex litigation and dispute resolution matters alongside experienced colleagues.
- Drafting and negotiating pleadings, instructions to counsel, correspondence, and settlement documentation.
- Managing your own caseload under supervision while meeting agreed billing and time recording targets.
- Attending client meetings, hearings, and contributing to strategy discussions on complex matters.
- Supporting the team's business development, knowledge sharing and training initiatives.
What We're Looking For:
- Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with 1-5PQE.
- Previous experience in property litigation or general litigation with a property focus.
- A solid grasp of key legislation including Housing Acts, Landlord and Tenant Acts, and the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995.
- Commercial awareness and an ability to understand and align with client objectives.
- Strong drafting and communication skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Proactive, collaborative mindset and a genuine interest in building a long-term career in property litigation.
Why Join?
- Varied and challenging work from day one, with structured supervision and progression opportunities.
- A well-established, collegiate team working across multiple offices in the South East.
- Opportunities to contribute to thought leadership, internal training, and client events.
- A positive work culture that values development, teamwork and work-life balance.
Apply now to join a growing and highly regarded team where your development and progression are taken seriously.
For a confidential chat about this or other roles we are handling, please contact Natasha Jones.
Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.Jameson Legal acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.
