Senior Residential Property Lawyer in City of London

Lead. Mentor. Progress. A Role Designed for Your Next Career Move.

What if your next role gave you the opportunity to do more than manage a caseload? What if you could play a key role in developing others, influence the success of a high-performing team, and take a genuine step towards leadership? We're partnering with one of the UK's most respected residential property firms—a recognised conveyancing powerhouse with an outstanding reputation for technical excellence, client service, and developing its people. This is an opportunity for an experienced Residential Property Lawyer to move beyond fee earning and begin building the management skills needed for the next stage of their career.

If you're ready to combine high-quality legal work with mentoring and leadership responsibilities, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

This role has been designed for experienced conveyancers who want to broaden their impact while continuing to enjoy interesting, high-quality legal work.

• A smaller personal caseload, allowing time to support the wider team
• The opportunity to work alongside the Conveyancing Manager, helping to mentor and develop junior colleagues
• Exposure to complex and high-value residential property transactions, including work for high-net-worth clients
• A market-leading bonus scheme that rewards your contribution
• Hybrid working that provides flexibility around your working week
• A clear pathway into future management and leadership roles

This is more than a senior fee-earning position—it's a genuine opportunity to begin shaping the future of a successful team while developing your own leadership career.

You'll manage a carefully balanced residential conveyancing caseload while providing day-to-day support to the Conveyancing Manager. Alongside your own files, you'll mentor junior team members, share technical expertise, offer guidance on complex matters, and help maintain the high standards of client service the firm is known for. The role offers exposure to a varied mix of residential property work, including technically challenging transactions and high-net-worth clients, making it an excellent opportunity to continue developing your legal expertise while expanding your management responsibilities.

You'll be:

• An experienced Residential Property Lawyer with a strong background in managing your own conveyancing caseload
• Confident handling complex residential property transactions from instruction through to completion
• Passionate about supporting and developing junior colleagues
• A collaborative team player with excellent communication and mentoring skills
• Ambitious and motivated to progress into a leadership or management position

You'll thrive in a firm that values expertise, encourages professional development, and recognises the importance of investing in future leaders.

£70,000–£85,000 depending on experience

• Smaller personal caseload with dedicated time for mentoring and leadership responsibilities
• Hybrid working
• Market-leading bonus scheme
• Opportunity to work on complex and high-net-worth residential property matters
• Clear progression into management and leadership
• Join a firm recognised as a conveyancing powerhouse
• A collaborative culture with a proven track record of promoting from within, with many Partners having progressed through the firm's own ranks