Senior Residential Property Lawyer

Taunton

Salary up to £90,000

Yolk Recruitment is proud to be supporting an exciting recruitment campaign for a highly regarded regional firm seeking to appoint a Senior Residential Property Lawyer to lead and develop their Taunton office. This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Senior Residential Property Lawyer to step into a leadership position with a clear pathway to partnership while continuing to handle high quality residential conveyancing work within a supportive and profitable practice.

This Senior Residential Property Lawyer role would suit someone with strong residential conveyancing experience who is looking to progress into a more senior position where they can help shape and grow a department. The firm has an established reputation in the local property market, supported by strong relationships with estate agents, mortgage brokers and surveyors, and is now looking for a commercially minded individual who can build on that success.

The role will involve managing your own residential conveyancing caseload while also supporting and developing the team in Taunton. The position is largely office based, particularly in the early stages, and would suit someone locally based or considering relocating to the Somerset area.

This is what you will be doing

As a Senior Residential Property Lawyer, your day-to-day duties will involve:-

Managing a varied residential conveyancing caseload including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases from instruction through to completion.
Supporting the development and growth of the residential property department within the Taunton office.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with local estate agents, brokers and other introducers.
Supervising and mentoring junior members of the team where appropriate.
Contributing to the firm's wider growth strategy and supporting future business development initiatives.

The experience you will bring to the team

You will bring the following experience to the Residential Property team:-

Qualified Lawyer (Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer or Legal Executive) with strong residential conveyancing experience ideally 5+ PQE.
Proven ability to manage a full residential property caseload independently.
Strong commercial awareness and an interest in helping develop and grow a department.
Excellent client care skills with the ability to build relationships with local introducers and contacts.
Ambition to progress into a leadership role with a long-term pathway to partnership.

This is what you will get in return

Salary between up to £90,000 depending on experience.
Opportunity for salaried partnership in the short term or immediately for the right candidate.
Clear pathway to equity partnership as part of the firm's succession planning.
Opportunity to lead and develop a growing residential property department.
Competitive benefits package and long-term career progression.

Are you up to the challenge?

If you're a Senior Residential Property Lawyer ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch to find out more. All enquiries will be handled in the strictest confidence by Yolk Recruitment. If you are looking to pursue the next step in your career with a highly regarded law firm, we encourage you to apply by contacting Oliver Coodye on 07458 142 713 or alternatively send your CV

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work. Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.