Property Litigation Associate – Exeter – 3-4 Years PQE

Overview

In this role you will handle a broad range of contentious property matters within a leading Exeter team. You will work with partners on lease, rent recovery, possession and title issues, while mentoring junior lawyers and a sizable paralegal group. The firm is known for its collaborative culture, strong client relationships and commercial approach. You will contribute to high-quality, complex work and develop your career in a supportive, ambitious environment. This is a chance to help shape outcomes for diverse clients in a top South West practice.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Strong work life balance
• Comprehensive benefits package and wellbeing support
• Clear career progression and development opportunities
• Community and charitable initiatives
• Supportive, collaborative culture

Responsibilities

• Co-ownership and neighbour disputes including rights of way, boundary issues, adverse possession
• Residential and commercial lease and tenancy dispute handling
• Commercial rent recovery and enforcement of charges
• Possession claims and professional negligence matters
• Rectification of historic title issues
• Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers, trainees and a large paralegal team with tenancy management workload
• Regular client contact and contributing to client service excellence

Key requirements

• 3-4 years PQE in property litigation
• Strong technical knowledge across residential and commercial contentious property matters
• Ability to manage a varied caseload independently
• Excellent communication skills and client relationship building
• Commercial, pragmatic problem-solving approach
• Enthusiasm for supervising and mentoring junior colleagues
• Calm under pressure and methodical, solutions-focused mindset

• strong communication
• client relationship building
• mentoring and leadership
• property litigation (residential and commercial)
• leases and tenancy disputes
• rent recovery

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