Residential Property Senior Associate / Legal Director - Sevenoaks - Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
A leading UK Top 50 law firm is seeking a Senior Associate / Legal Director to join its highly regarded Residential Property team in Kent. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Residential Property Solicitor to join a nationally recognised practice, advising on a high-quality mix of residential transactions, including complex and high-value property matters.
Joining an established Residential Real Estate team, you will work collaboratively with experienced lawyers across the firm's wider national Real Estate practice. Alongside managing your own matters, you will play an important role in mentoring junior colleagues, developing relationships with high-end property agents and supporting the continued growth of the Sevenoaks offering.
The role offers significant autonomy and a genuine opportunity to further develop your professional profile and client base. With a strong emphasis on business development, leadership and progression, this would suit an ambitious senior lawyer looking to take the next step within a growing national firm.
The Role:
- Managing a varied caseload of residential property matters
- Advising on the purchase and sale of high-value residential properties
- Handling complex freehold and leasehold transactions
- Advising on residential property financing matters
- Building relationships with high-end property finders and estate agents
- Supporting mainstream conveyancing matters across the wider practice
- Providing technical support and guidance to junior colleagues
- Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers
- Developing and maintaining strong client and referrer relationships
- Supporting networking, business development and profile-raising initiatives
- Playing a key role in the continued growth of the Residential Property team
The Candidate:
- Qualified Solicitor with strong Residential Property experience
- Typically 6+ years' PQE for Senior Associate and 8+ years' PQE for Legal Director, although applications are considered on individual merit
- Strong experience across freehold and leasehold residential transactions
- Experience handling complex and high-value property matters
- Excellent technical knowledge and attention to detail
- Strong client care and relationship management capabilities
- Experience supervising and mentoring junior lawyers
- Commercial awareness with strong business development skills
- Ability to build relationships with agents and professional referrers
- Ambitious and motivated to contribute to the continued growth of the practice
- Competitive salary depending on experience
- Staff profit share and individual performance bonus scheme
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private BUPA healthcare following probation
- Hybrid working – 60% office / 40% home
- Life assurance at 4x salary
- Permanent health insurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Paid CSR day
- Subsidised gym membership
- Electric car scheme
- Long service holiday award
- Strong career development and progression opportunities
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