Residential Property Lawyer (6+ PQE) – Yeovil

Overview

In this role you will join a respected regional law firm’s Residential Property team in Yeovil, handling a broad range of conveyancing matters with autonomy and support from senior colleagues. You will build strong client relationships, contribute to business development, and collaborate across offices to support growth of the property department. The firm combines a modern approach with a collaborative culture and flexible hybrid working. This is an opportunity to advance your residential conveyancing career within a well-established practice.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Life assurance, pension and income protection
• Up to 30 days’ annual leave with length of service
• Birthday holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
• Staff referral incentive scheme

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied conveyancing caseload from instruction to post-completion
• Handle freehold and leasehold sales and purchases
• Oversee remortgages and transfers of equity
• Manage general residential property transactions
• Develop relationships with clients, estate agents and referrers
• Drive business development and networking initiatives
• Support the growth of the property department
• Collaborate with colleagues across the firm’s office network

Key requirements

• Solicitors, Licensed Conveyancers or Chartered Legal Executives with at least 6 years’ PQE in residential conveyancing
• Strong track record of independently managing a full conveyancing caseload
• Excellent technical knowledge of residential property transactions
• Client-focused with exceptional communication and relationship-building skills
• Commercial awareness and proactive business development approach
• Enjoy building professional networks and generating new opportunities
• Organised, self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
• Able to work both independently and as part of a wider team
• Ideally supervisory or mentoring experience

• Client-focused communication
• Relationship-building
• Commercial awareness
• Self-motivation
• Residential conveyancing expertise
• Knowledge of freehold/leasehold transactions, remortgages, transfers of equity

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