In-House Solicitor – Head of Legal Land Team – Exeter
Location: Exeter, EX2
Date Posted: 2026-09-13T21:02:12
City: Plymouth
County: Devon
Country: GB
Postcode: PL1 1
Application Deadline: 2026-10-13T03:18:58.383
Job Description
Job Title: In-House Solicitor – Head of Legal Land Team – Exeter
Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity?
Join Persimmon Homes as an In-House Solicitor and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.
Why Persimmon Homes?
- We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders – FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.
- At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes – we build careers. When you join us as an In-House Solicitor, you’ll benefit from:
- Competitive salary
- Company Car/Car allowance
- 5
- housebuilder – Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
- Health Care
- Life Cover & Contributory Pension
- Bonus
- Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
- Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development
What is the role?
This is an exciting opportunity for an In-House Solicitor to join the Legal Team. This role typically reports to the Group Solicitor. The role will work within the Land/HA sector of the Legal Team working for various divisional offices across the Group.
What you’ll do as an In-House Solicitor – Head of Legal Land Team
- Dealing with the day-to-day management of the Legal Land team in Exeter
- Developing relationships between the regional offices and travel between our regional offices from time to time
- The work to be undertaken will be predominantly property focused, specialising in affordable housing and investor sales
- Advising on general land matters
- Assisting with disposal matters
- Including some planning and infrastructure work
What experience do I need?
You must be a solicitor or a fully qualified legal executive. Experience in the following areas would be beneficial:
- Affordable housing sales
- Section 106 agreements
- Infrastructure agreements
- Undertaking property due diligence
- Reporting on title
Previous experience of working for a house builder (either in-house or in private practice) would be an advantage. Computer literate, have good social and communication skills, and a confident telephone manner.
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