Property Litigation Solicitor | 3 years+ PQE | Leeds | Salary up to £70k p.a DOE
A leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated Property Litigation Solicitors for a highly sought permanent position.
Role Overview
Our client’s Litigation department assists with a wide range of challenging and complex property dispute matters, advising institutional landlords, developers and private individuals.
Expertise Areas
- Landlords and tenant disputes
- Dilapidations
- Property Disrepair
- Party wall and boundary disputes
- Professional negligence
- Right of way disputes
- Construction disputes
- Ownership of property disputes
Main Responsibilities
- Report directly to Department Director
- Adopt a professional proactive approach, with strong client care skills and a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of clients’ needs
- Responsible for all aspects of litigation work and, on occasions, provide technical expertise and guidance to other team members
- Manage an appropriate caseload of varying complexity
- Key tasks include:
- Boundary disputes – resolving disagreements between neighbours about property lines.
- Landlord and tenant issues – dealing with rent arrears, lease breaches, evictions, and lease renewals.
- Rights of way and easements – advising on access rights and land usage.
- Nuisance and trespass claims – acting where a person’s use of their property interferes with another’s.
- Disputes over property ownership – handling co‑ownership disagreements or claims under trusts.
- Development issues – disputes relating to property development, restrictive covenants and planning.
- Disrepair – acting for landlords and tenants
- Mortgage repossessions
- Commercial property matters – lease‑related matters: dilapidations, rent arrears, lease forfeiture
- Attend clients, take instructions and prepare cases
- Handle correspondence
- Maintain accurate time costing procedures
- Implement recommendations from monthly file reviews promptly
- Ensure compliance with file management procedures
Key Skills Required
- Valid practising certificate at time of application
- Team player, adaptable to new challenges
- Excellent client care, proactive, and able to resolve practicalities sensitively
- Strong networking, communication and business‑generation skills
- Excellent analytical and organisational skills
- Judgment, initiative and sound decision‑making
- Knowledge of publicly funded litigation and ability to service privately funded cases
- Experience in probate litigation
- Advocacy experience is an advantage
- IT skills – Microsoft Office and document‑management systems
This list is not exhaustive and other duties may be reasonably required.
Benefits
Competitive salary package, supportive team environment, promotion prospects and hybrid‑working in accordance with company policy.
The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.
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