Director Residential Property

An award winning regional law firm is looking to appoint a Director to lead its successful Residential Property team. This is a senior leadership appointment for a Solicitor/Licensed Conveyancer/Chartered Legal Executive, who wants influence over strategy and growth, and the opportunity to lead an award winning team.

The firm has 500+ employees across private and business services, with the Residential Property team being one of it's largest departments.

As Director of the Conveyancing Department you will be required to:

• Lead - mentoring senior solicitors/team managers
• Shape strategy - working alongside senior leadership on where the department is headed and how it gets there
• Grow the referrer network - building genuine relationships with estate agents, brokers, developers and other introducers, and turning those into a steady pipeline of quality work
• Be the technical backstop - the person colleagues go to when a transaction gets complicated or high-risk
• Spot commercial opportunity - using your read of the local property market to identify where the department should be investing its energy

• Solid, established experience as a residential property solicitor, with the technical range to advise colleagues on complex or unusual transactions
• Some experience managing, supervising or mentoring other legal professionals, and a genuine interest in developing people further
• A track record of winning and growing referrer relationships, not just servicing the ones you inherit
• Comfort and credibility in business development conversations with estate agents, developers and other commercial partners
• Commercial instincts; a real understanding of what makes a residential property practice profitable and sustainable
• The gravitas to engage confidently with colleagues, clients and senior external stakeholders alike
• Genuine ambition to help shape the wider direction of the department, not just run your own patch