Associate / Senior Associate – Property – Bristol – 3+ PQE

Overview

Enrich your career in a leading UK law firm’s Ecclesiastical Property team in Bristol. You will handle a varied caseload spanning ecclesiastical and historic property matters, including land transactions, title creation, and parish land issues, while supporting dioceses, clergy, and church charities. The role blends expert property work with a mission-driven practice, offering meaningful, complex challenges. You will work hybridly and develop specialized knowledge in a niche legal field.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working after probation
• 25-30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private healthcare (post probation)
• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Life assurance and permanent health insurance
• Subsidised gym membership

Responsibilities

• Manage property transactions including sales of land, church halls, and clergy housing
• Create and establish titles from historic or unregistered documentation
• Resolve complex property issues across multiple church-related charities
• Handle commercial property matters including leases, extensions, renewals, and surrenders
• Advise on and grant easements
• Provide guidance on boundary issues and parish land ownership
• Support wider property teams where required

Key requirements

• Experience in freehold and leasehold matters (registered and unregistered land)
• Background in commercial, residential, or agricultural property
• Working knowledge of unregistered land and title creation (e.g., Statements of Truth, historic deeds)
• Interest in developing expertise in ecclesiastical and charity property law
• Experience with church-owned property (advantageous but not essential)
• Strong organisational, drafting, and communication skills
• Competence with Microsoft Office, case management systems, and digital dictation

• Strong organisational skills
• Excellent drafting and communication abilities
• Commercial awareness
• Microsoft Office
• case management systems
• digital dictation

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