At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our real-estate team to handle property litigation and telecoms projects.
- Company: Dynamic law firm with a focus on growth and collaboration.
- Benefits: Permanent position with opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- Other info: Exciting chance to expand your skills in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make an impact in property litigation while working with diverse clients across the UK.
- Qualifications: NQ Solicitor with a passion for commercial and civil litigation.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
We are looking for a Newly Qualified Solicitor to join our busy real‑estate team based in Leeds to be primarily focused on telecoms, with an opportunity to work with real‑estate colleagues across the UK on nationwide projects.
Our real‑estate department covers every aspect of contentious and transactional commercial real‑estate work, including in particular telecoms, development, investment, asset management, construction and landlord/tenant work. Clients include telecoms operators, property management and development companies, house builders, health trusts and government bodies (local and central), owner‑occupiers and institutions, both in the UK and overseas.
With offices across England, we are continuing to grow our Property Litigation offering, with seamless cross‑border services for our clients in the UK backed by full national and international support from across the firm.
Key Responsibilities- Serving statutory notices and advising on their validity and conditionality
- Dealing with contentious lease renewals, termination notices and proceedings
- Interpreting and enforcing lease obligations
- Arrears recovery and tenant insolvency
- Obtaining possession of commercial premises
- Potential for expanding supervisory role (subject to PQE/practical experience)
- Dealing with service charge disputes
- Acting in dilapidations matters including service of notices and advisory work
- Experience in commercial landlord and tenant disputes is preferable but not essential.
- Candidates with a strong background in commercial and civil litigation (and looking to move into property litigation) will be given serious consideration.
- Be used to delivering commercial advice to clients who do not have time to read lengthy correspondence.
- Comfortable with key date and tracker maintenance.
- Have handled a varied workload in accordance with client protocols and with an appropriate level of supervision.
- Some experience with the use of client portals and case management software would be useful.
- Any telecommunications experience acting either for landowners or operators would be useful, but full training from a well‑regarded practice would be given so is not essential.
- Support marketing and business development activity within the team e.g. article writing, attending marketing events and client training.
