Residential and/or commercial property solicitor - Century Recruitment Ltd : Job Details

A great opportunity working for an property solicitor firm based in Surrey, expert advice is given to exceptional legal services primarily to individuals and small businesses, locally, nationally and internationally. We specialise in the areas of property and private client advice.

have been in business for 20 years. Aim is to be the pre-eminent small law firm in Mole Valley. We will achieve this through investment in people, training and resources to enable us to deliver an excellent legal service tailored to meet our clients’ individual needs.

They are CQS, WIQs and Lexcel accredited. We are members of ALEP, the Home Equity Release Council and the BOLD Group. We are well resourced with both Practical Law and Lexis Nexis subscriptions. We promote equality of opportunity, dignity and respect for all employees.

if you feel you have the necassary skills and experiance please email your CV Immediate start date.

Salary: £30,000 to £55,000 negotiable after 12 months depending on performance.

Location: Leatherhead Free Car Parking

Hours: Full-time Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week), but would consider 30 hours per week and/or non-standard office hours.

Start date: ASAP.

Personal specification:

Essential to carry out role to minimum required standard:

Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with current practising certificate and first rate academic credentials.

You must be able to:

· Manage a full caseload and to progress cases without supervision;

· Handle a wide range of clients and to manage their expectations;

· Exercise judgment and independent decision making, with consultation, as appropriate; and

· Be approachable, collaborative and resilient.

PQE:

Senior property solicitor: expert technical knowledge and 20+ years of practical experience.

Property solicitor: expert technical knowledge and 6+ years of practical experience.

Job description:

70% Delivering advice; legal research; delegating fee earning work undertaken by colleagues; updating costs information; time recording; opening, advising, progressing, and closing client matters and all associated tasks

10% Dealing with enquiries and winning work, providing estimates, following up leads

10% Raise profile of firm and attract new enquiries by networking, building and maintaining professional relationships and dealing with complaints; support strategic aims of the practice

10% Training other members of staff; take part in own training and maintain development plan and development record; updating precedents

This is not intended to be an exhaustive or definitive list; you may be required to carry out other duties as required.

Experience:

Experience of handling residential and commercial conveyancing, mortgage work to include proficiency in some or all of the following specialist areas:

· Leasehold enfranchisement, lease extensions.

· Residential sales of freehold reversions.

· Shared ownership and home equity loans.

· Bridging loans.

· Declarations of trust, and loan agreements.

· Home equity release/lifetime mortgages.

· Development work such as options, overage and clawback agreements, planning and other statutory agreements, community infrastructure levy.

· Knowledge of stamp duty land tax, and VAT as they relate to property transactions.

· Commercial leases, renewal, and determination; assignment and surrender of commercial leases.

· Licences to assign, underlet and make alterations;

· Commercial property: sale, purchase, granting leases and licences.

· Easements and rights of way.

· Unregistered land

· Acquisition of land by adverse possession.

· Residential letting, and the sale and purchase of investment properties.

· Newbuild conveyancing.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £30,000.00- £55,000.00 per year

Benefits: