Associate - Residential Property in Exeter

Are you keen to find an exciting new role where you will be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking, agile team? If so, come and join us on the journey.

Why Michelmores? Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future. We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with as clear a focus on fresh thinking as we have on growth and success. We value and nurture our people’s potential and inspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed.

We believe that whatever your legal experience, you’ll find Michelmores different. From day one we encourage our people to forge relationships and expand their understanding and knowledge of areas that interest them – developing an understanding of commercial challenges and opportunities, rather than just knowing the law. We nurture creative and commercial thinking to help in your long-term career success – it mirrors our approach to ensuring the very best outcomes for our clients too.

Finally, our culture really is something special to us. At Michelmores we take pride in how we all work together, whatever our role or seniority, and you’ll really grow and thrive because we encourage people to develop in areas that excite them or makes them different. That’s how we nurture the brightest and best lawyers.

What sort of work? Our highly experienced Residential Property team is looking for an Associate to join our Exeter or Cambridge office. In this role you will support the team in delivering a first-class service to clients. You will manage a diverse caseload of residential conveyancing matters from instruction to post-completion to include: freehold and leasehold sales and purchases; remortgages; buy to let; new build work (mainly Retirement Living) and; first registrations. In addition, you will also play an active role in marketing strategies to continue the growth and success of the department and firm as a whole.

Why this team? Our residential conveyancing team has particular experience with buying and selling high-end residential properties, large country estates and properties with more complex purchase considerations, both in London and the South West. The team is renowned for offering the very best client service, with many clients returning to the team for subsequent property purchases. Our residential conveyancing team set themselves apart by offering a personal approach to help clients at every stage of the conveyancing process. The team are always on hand to give our clients practical advice and aim to ensure that the process is as stress free as possible; we put our clients needs at the heart of what we do.

How do we work? We take a flexible, agile approach to working patterns. As a team we agree together on the best working arrangements that will enable each of us to provide exceptional client service, to collaborate and connect with colleagues, and to achieve the right home/work balance. Most people in the team choose to work 3 days a week in the office, with the balance of time spent working from home. We pride ourselves on our high-performance culture whilst offering a good work/life balance. As a Firm we are committed to supporting our people across all levels to achieve the balance they need. We are open to talk flexible working and to empower any candidate to put forward a flexible working pattern to meet their needs. We provide excellent training and career progression opportunities in an inclusive environment.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for somebody who will understand our values and thrive in our culture. The role will be based in our Exeter or Cambridge office and the ideal candidate will have experience of working within the residential property field, with a proven track record of meeting financial and non-financial targets with the ability to demonstrate compliance with various regulatory bodies internally and externally. The ideal candidate will have around 3 years' PQE, either as a qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive or Licensed Conveyancer. This is a great opportunity to join a Firm which believes potential, inspiration, and teamwork should be valued and nurtured. We work hard to create and sustain an open and collaborative environment. We embrace change and constantly evolve to meet our people’s diverse needs, in the same way that we help our clients to navigate and stay ahead of developments, to move forward together.

Next Steps To apply please click below or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please call Sarah McLean in our Recruitment Team on 07754 555106.

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