Residential Property Lawyer

Residential Property Lawyer Salary up to £55k Taunton

Yolk Recruitment are supporting a well-established law firm with the appointment of a Residential Property Lawyer to join their thriving Residential Property team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Residential Property Lawyer who enjoys handling complex, technical matters alongside a varied caseload of sales, purchases and remortgages. The role offers a hybrid working pattern (3 days on-site) and can be based from offices across Somerset.

As a Senior Qualified Residential Conveyancing Lawyer, you will provide an expert legal service across a broad range of residential property transactions, with particular focus on complex work including deeds of grant, covenants, easements, assignments, declarations of trust, the creation of residential leases, equity release transactions, and matters arising under the Building Safety Act.

This is what you will be doing

As a Residential Property Lawyer, your day to day duties will include:

• Managing a varied residential conveyancing caseload from instruction to completion, ensuring matters progress efficiently and accurately.
• Completing thorough due diligence at each stage of the transaction, identifying and advising on risk.
• Handling complex technical matters including deeds of grant, covenants, easements, assignments, declarations of trust, and the creation of residential leases.
• Advising on a range of residential schemes and transaction types including new build, Help to Buy, Right to Buy, shared ownership, lease extensions and deeds of variation.
• Supporting business development activity and mentoring junior team members to help grow the wider conveyancing offering.

The experience you will bring to the team

You will bring the following experience to the Residential Property team:

• 5+ years PQE (or equivalent) managing complex residential conveyancing matters with confidence.
• Strong working knowledge across sales, purchases, remortgages, new build, and leasehold matters (including lease extensions and deeds of variation).
• Practical experience dealing with complex title issues such as covenants, easements, deeds of grant, assignments and declarations of trust.
• Exposure to equity release transactions and/or an understanding of issues arising under the Building Safety Act.
• A client-first approach, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage time and billing targets effectively.

This is what you will get in return

• Salary up to £55k D.O.E.
• Hybrid working (3 days on-site) with office base flexibility across Somerset.
• The opportunity to work on genuinely complex conveyancing matters within a highly regarded and supportive team.
• A role with scope to mentor others and contribute to wider business development.

Are you up to the challenge?

If you're a Residential Property Lawyer ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch to find out more. All enquiries will be handled in the strictest confidence by Yolk Recruitment. If you are looking to pursue the next step in your career with a highly regarded law firm, we encourage you to apply by contacting Oliver Coodye on or alternatively send your CV

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity in Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.

Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.