Solicitor / CILEX in Chelmsford

• Property Disputes (TOLATA), Ipswich, Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford
• Term type: Permanent
• Department: Property Disputes (TOLATA)

We are looking for a qualified solicitor or chartered legal executive to join our specialist Home Ownership Disputes Team.

The Home Ownership Disputes Team sits within our wider Property Disputes Team and forms part of our Dispute Resolution Division.

The team is based in Ipswich, Cambridge, Bristol and Chelmsford and acts for clients nationwide.

Work you will be doing

The successful candidate will exclusively support the Home Ownership Disputes Team in relation to TOLATA and other equitable claims.

Typical cases include advising clients on orders for sale, the quantification of beneficial shares, and equitable accounting.

We also draft cohabitation agreements.

You will manage your own caseload under supervision, as well as supporting the senior members of the team with their cases.

• Running and managing files and delegating to junior lawyers and trainees as appropriate.
• Interacting directly with clients sensitively and empathetically.
• Responding to new enquiries.
• Assisting senior members of the team with their cases.
• Business development and helping to grow the firm’s TOLATA practice, including writing regular articles for the firm’s website and other external publications.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role.

You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

What we are looking for

As a Solicitor, we typically expect candidates to have between 0–3 years PQE.

• Some experience advising on property trust disputes under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA).
• Completion of a recognised training contract or equivalent qualifying experience.
• Demonstrable interest and foundational knowledge in chosen practice area.
• Strong attention to detail to produce work documentation which is consistently of a high standard.
• Professional integrity and a commitment to providing excellent client service.
• Competence in using Microsoft Word, Excel, time recording software, case management, Outlook and digital dictation.

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.

Hybrid Working

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working.

This role attracts a split of 60% office days and 40% working from home days per week.

We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

Benefits

• Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years 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 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance.

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 pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential.

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

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