Senior Associate

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, ambitious and client-focussed Residential Property Lawyer to join our Thames Valley team in Reading. Our Residential Property team give legal advice on a wide range of non-contentious, residential property matters including sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, voluntary first registrations and the extension of leases. They work very closely as a team, sharing work and knowledge, in order to meet our client's high standards. We pride ourselves on the fantastic level of service we provide to our clients through the bespoke advice and attention to detail that we offer. Getting to know our clients and really zeroing in on their specific needs is central to all that we do.

We operate our files electronically and working remotely is possible and in some cases encouraged, though we would ask you to be in the office at least 3 days a week (and to factor in the specific needs of the team/firm/clients).

What we need you to do:

• Advise on a range of issues across the breadth of Residential Property transactional work.
• Oversee and supervise the continued development of the junior members of the team.
• Be committed to delivering the highest levels of client service.
• Make a positive and energetic contribution to a dynamic and confident team.
• Develop and maintain knowledge on issues within Residential Property, working collaboratively with colleagues across the whole team to share knowledge.
• Develop opportunities for referral of work across the business (both internally and externally) and actively participate in business development opportunities.

About You

You will need:

• 5+ PQE. CILEX lawyers or Licensed Conveyancers will also be considered.
• A solid grounding in residential property within the Reading area.
• The ability to work on a caseload with minimal supervision and to supervise junior members of the team.
• An ability to work as part of a team, collaboratively with colleagues and successfully manage client relationships.
• Excellent technical ability and drafting skills.
• Able to demonstrate teamwork and relationship building skills.
• Strong commercial acumen.

Benefits of working with us:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Sight tests / Glasses discounts
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• 27 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Bonus scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• International secondments for 0-5 PQE
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Flu vaccinations

HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.

Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we'll back your good ideas. Our "Passion for People" lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our people's energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.

HCR's growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.

As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We're flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 800 lawyers and support staff, including more than 150 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society's Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.

With ten offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they're located. We've expanded significantly in Birmingham, Cardiff and the Thames Valley, and our merger with Hewitsons resulted in a full service regional hub being established in the heart of the Waterside innovation area centre of Northampton. Our London and Cambridge continue to grow apace. With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don't just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces-friendly organisation.

If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.