Legal Director

Residential Development Team

The Residential Development Team at Birketts is expanding. The team includes 5 partners and 40 other fee earners across six offices specialising in the acquisition, sale and development of land for national and SME residential developers and registered providers. The team works closely with tax, planning, environmental, construction and real estate litigation experts.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and growing client relationships, ensuring high quality legal services and contributing to the firm's strategic direction.

• Ensuring client needs are met with the highest standard of professionalism and efficiency.
• Maintaining and growing client relationships and contributing to the strategic direction and success of the firm.
• Leading and mentoring a team of junior lawyers, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Participating in networking events, conferences and other business development activities to promote the firm's services.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years PQE in a professional legal environment.
• Proven track record of advising high net worth clients.
• Ability to mentor junior team members and contribute to team development.
• Business development acumen with experience in growing a client base and identifying new business opportunities.

Benefits

• Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years of continuous service.
• Private healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed).
• Staff profit share and individual performance bonus scheme.
• Salary sacrifice (pensions, staff profit share).
• Life assurance - 4 salary / permanent health insurance.

Work Environment

Birketts is a flexible business embracing a hybrid working model where colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. The firm welcomes applications from people seeking flexible, agile and part time roles and is happy to explore preferred working patterns.

Equal Opportunity

Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.

Talent Management & PQE Guidance

Birketts has designed a "Talent Management Framework" which provides a career structure that will help us develop, retain and reward talented people. As a Legal Director, we typically expect candidates to have a minimum of 8 years PQE.

Any information provided in relation to PQE should be used for guidance only and will not be determinative in the recruitment decision. Applicants will be considered on their individual merits.