Senior Residential Property Solicitor

Senior Residential Property Solicitor

• Annual Salary: Competitive
• Location: Chatham, Flexible Home Working
• Job Type: Full-time

We are seeking an experienced Senior Residential Property Solicitor with circa 5+ years of post-qualification experience to join our team at our Chatham office. This role offers flexibility to work from home and involves specialising in a full spectrum of property work. The successful candidate will play a central role in establishing and expanding our residential real estate presence in Chatham.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Handling the sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold properties.
• Dealing with new build purchases from developers, ownership transfers, lease extensions, and re-mortgages.
• Leading marketing and business development efforts to successfully expand the team's presence in the residential real estate market in Chatham.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years PQE experience in residential property law.
• Solid background acting for both homeowners and investors, ideally within the Kent market.
• Strong marketing and business development skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Organised with the ability to prioritise workload.
• Commercially aware with the ability to add value to the practice.

Benefits:

• Flexible home working options.
• Life Assurance Benefits Scheme providing 4x basic salary in the event of death.
• Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme with total contributions of 10% of pensionable earnings.
• Health Cash Plan covering essential health costs and a 24-hour confidential counselling helpline.
• BUPA Healthcare and Dental with a contribution by the partners.
• Bonus schemes for both support staff and fee earners.
• Interest-free Season Ticket Loan after probation.
• Long Service Awards and additional annual leave for long service.
• Funded Professional Memberships linked to the role.
• Discounted Legal Advice.
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay.
• Employee Referral Scheme with bonus payment.
• Corporate discounts on gym memberships and local theatre tickets.
• Active Social Committee organizing charity events, quiz nights, and annual social gatherings.

To apply for this Senior Residential Property Solicitor position, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your reasons for applying and your relevant experience to Mark Watts, Your Reed Local Legal Recruitment Expert, and generally really lovely, highly experienced, friendly, honest guy!