Job Description

Terrific opportunity for an experienced property solicitor to join this highly regarded South Lakeland practice and to Head up an established property department. This opportunity is available due to growth within the practice and there is scope to really make your presence felt whilst the team grows over the coming years.

• High Quality Work (National & London Clients)
• Generous Holidays (37 Days)
• Hybrid Working Policy
• Scope for Partnership
• No Following Needed

The firm have several offices across the region and deal with niche & complex work with transactions consisting of land law, including easements, forestry, agricultural and commercial property matters including business leases, overage, sales & purchases. There is scope to deal with high end residential property matters but 90% of this role is commercial property focused.
No following is needed for this role as the department receive lots of work from local estate agents, large regional businesses and a steady stream of recommendations. They are in the fortunate position of being able to 'cherry pick' work due to work volumes and the existing good reputation.
There will be some training attached to this role as you will be overseeing a team of 6 that includes Legal Assistant & Secretarial support. Due to the volume of work in place there is a plan to grow the team and add 2 more Solicitors over the next 12 - 24 months and you will be essential to that growth.
There is a hybrid working policy in place with up to 40% of your time allowed to be spent working remotely. All in all they are a very nice firm to work for with 'no egos' which means it's a pleasant environment where everyone is on the same page and providing clients with the best service possible. Other benefits include a generous holiday allowance of 37 days holiday, annual bonus and scope for partnership.
For further information on this role, please contact Nick Skelly at QED Legal for a confidential chat.
Company
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Partner moves - both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on's
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions - placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves - focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves - lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals - FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA - regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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