Solicitor / Conveyancer – Residential Property – Bournemouth

Overview

In this role you will manage a varied, high-value residential property caseload and guide junior colleagues while supporting business development. You will handle freehold/leasehold sales, remortgages, new build and shared ownership transactions, ensuring regulatory compliance and quality service. You contribute to the growth of the team through mentoring, technical leadership, and stakeholder communication. This position offers a chance to work on complex matters in a well-established Bournemouth firm with clear progression prospects.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Supportive, friendly and professional working environment
• Clear progression opportunities
• Strong focus on client service, quality and professional development
• Opportunities to contribute to business development and team growth

Responsibilities

• Manage a full caseload of residential property matters
• Handle complex, high-value transactions with minimal supervision
• Meet billing and performance targets
• Draft and negotiate legal documentation
• Perform Land Registry and post-completion formalities
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and supervision to junior fee earners
• Conduct legal research and stay updated with changes in law and practice
• Maintain files per SRA, Law Society Conveyancing Protocol, CQS, LEXCEL and internal procedures
• Maintain proactive client, agent, lender, and third-party communications
• Assist with billing and financial administration
• Contribute to marketing, networking and business development
• Produce articles or content for internal/external publication
• Open/close/archive files per firm procedures

Key requirements

• 10+ years’ PQE or equivalent residential conveyancing experience
• Extensive knowledge of residential conveyancing processes and property law
• Strong understanding of the Bournemouth and Dorset property market
• Excellent organisational and caseload management skills
• Strong leadership, mentoring and supervisory abilities
• Exceptional client care and communication skills
• Strong drafting, negotiation and technical legal skills
• Commercial awareness and ability to support business development
• High levels of motivation, resilience and independence
• Strong IT skills, including experience with case management systems

• leadership and mentoring
• exceptional client care and communication
• commercial awareness
• drafting and negotiation of legal documents
• legal research
• case management systems

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