Senior Associate / Legal Director - Residential Real Estate
About us
Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.
The team you will join
Our Residential Real Estate team sits within our wider Real Estate Division. The team work collaboratively across the Birketts’ offices adopting a “one team” approach in everything they do, with client service at the heart of the practice.
The work you will be doing
Responsibilities will include:
- Acting for a range of clients on a diverse range of residential real estate matters
- Acting on the purchase, sale and financing of routine and complex freehold/leasehold and high value properties
- Working alongside and developing relationships with local agents including high end property finders and estate agents
- Acting on mainstream residential conveyancing to support the wider practice
- Providing technical support to the local team members including overseeing and training of junior team members as the need arises
- Play a key role in the growth and development of the team
- Ensuring client needs are met with the highest standard of professionalism and efficiency
- Maintaining and growing client relationships and contributing to the strategic direction and success of the firm.
- Leading and mentoring a team of junior lawyers, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
- Participating in networking events, conferences and other business development activities to promote the firm’s services
- Contribute to thought leadership and sector-focused marketing initiatives
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
What we are looking for
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