Legal Director - Residential Conveyancing

Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow
Salary: Up to £110,000 basic plus bonus for exceptional performance
Opportunity: Senior leadership, business growth and potential future equity participation

Lead, Innovate and Share in the Success of a Growing Legal Business.

Are you an experienced Residential Conveyancing Solicitor who wants to make a genuine impact on the future of a legal practice?

Perhaps you're already operating at Senior Associate, Legal Director or Partner level, but feel that your opportunities for progression, influence or financial reward are limited.

At MOV8 Real Estate, we're offering something different.

We're looking for an exceptional Senior Legal Director - Residential Conveyancing to help lead and develop our legal services, strengthen client and introducer relationships and play a key role in our continued growth.

Having achieved approximately 25% year-on-year growth over the past two years, MOV8 is an ambitious, technology-driven Scottish property business combining estate agency, residential conveyancing and private client services.

We're now looking for a senior legal professional who shares our ambition and wants to help shape the next stage of our journey.

Why Join MOV8?

We're building a business where talented legal professionals can have a genuine influence on how things are done and share in the success they help create.

We offer:

• Competitive salary of up to £110,000, depending on experience.

• A senior leadership role within an ambitious and growing Scottish legal business.

• The opportunity to influence strategy, team development and service delivery.

• An established property brand with opportunities for cross-referrals and business development.

• A collaborative, forward-thinking environment with a strong focus on technology and innovation.

• The opportunity to build and lead a high-performing legal team.

• A potential longer-term pathway to equity participation and financial reward linked to business performance.

We recognise that exceptional individuals should have the opportunity to benefit from the value they help create.

For the right candidate, we're open to discussing future ownership opportunities and incentive arrangements linked to the growth and profitability of MOV8.

The Opportunity

This is more than a traditional senior conveyancing position.

You'll play a central role in developing our residential conveyancing operation, combining legal leadership with commercial development, exceptional client care and continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing senior legal leadership across our residential conveyancing practice.

• Overseeing complex transactions and providing technical guidance to solicitors, trainees and paralegals.

• Supporting the development, performance and progression of our legal team.

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, introducers, estate agents, developers and other professional contacts.

• Identifying and developing opportunities for new business and sustainable growth.

• Working with our senior management team to improve service delivery, operational efficiency and the client experience.

• Championing innovation, technology and modern approaches to legal service delivery.

• Maintaining high standards of professional conduct, regulatory compliance and risk management.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for a commercially minded and forward-thinking Scottish-qualified solicitor with substantial experience in residential conveyancing and the confidence to lead others.

You'll ideally demonstrate:

• Significant technical expertise in Scottish residential conveyancing.

• Experience managing complex transactions and supporting junior colleagues.

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to inspire and develop a team.

• A genuine commitment to exceptional client care and relationship management.

• Commercial awareness and an interest in growing a profitable, sustainable legal business.

• An innovative mindset and enthusiasm for improving processes and embracing technology.

• The ambition to progress into a broader strategic leadership or ownership role.

Candidates with an established network of professional contacts, introducer relationships or their own client following would be particularly attractive.

We're especially interested in individuals who enjoy developing relationships and generating opportunities, rather than focusing exclusively on technical case management.

Ready for Something More?

If you're ambitious, commercially minded and passionate about delivering exceptional legal services, we'd welcome the opportunity to speak with you.

You don't need to be actively looking for a new position.

Sometimes the most interesting opportunities are worth exploring before you've decided to make a move.

Join MOV8 and help shape the future of residential conveyancing in Scotland.