Solicitor

Main information

PQE:

4 years +

Term type:

Permanent

Department:

Residential Property

Location:

The firm

Taylor Walton is an award-winning regional law firm with offices located in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. We provide legal advice and solutions to business owners, FTSE 350 companies, public and private sector organisations, charities and high-net worth individuals.

We organise our legal services by expertise, Commercial Property, Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Employment, Residential Property, Family and Private Client. Clients may well be supported through their business and private life experiences by a number of our practice areas with many clients engaging our services for many years. Our legal teams are supported by specialist support services teams IT, Accounts, People & Talent, Marketing and Risk & Compliance.

Our reputable success is attributed to the calibre of our people. In the same way that we are committed to provide exceptional quality legal services to our clients, we are committed to fostering an engaging and supportive environment in which to work and develop a rewarding career. We are very proud of our exceptionally high staff retention rate and an average length of service unrivalled within our region.

The department

Our Residential Property department is our largest by headcount and has teams in each of our three office locations. We have an opportunity for a Solicitor/Licensed Conveyancer/CILEx Practitioner with Conveyancing Practice Rights to join either our Harpenden, St Albans or Luton office working in Teams of Partners, Associates and other Solicitors. We attract a high volume of good quality work and are proud to have a dominant market position in property with a renowned reputation for delivering high quality work for our clients.

About the role

The role is ideal for an ambitious qualified Residential Property lawyer who:

• has solid previous experience of freehold sale and purchase, and leasehold transactions.
• is seeking to work autonomously within Department protocols managing a busy caseload with the support of a case management system, with access to lawyer colleague guidance.
• demonstrates high standards of client service delivery.
• has experience of establishing strong relationships with local estate agents, other referrers of work and internal connections.
• has experience of networking and initiating business development activities.

Key Requirements

• Pure Residential Property qualified experience - minimum 4 years+ PQE.
• Solid experience of freehold sale and purchase, and leasehold transactions.
• Ability to efficiently manage a busy caseload.
• Proven strong academics.
• Pays close attention to detail and demonstrates exacting standard of work.
• Positive attitude to self-development and career progression.

Other information What we can offer you:

• supportive progressive working environment
• 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• Group Life Assurance cover immediately on joining
• Firm pension contribution and opportunity to make contributions via salary exchange
• Cycle to Work scheme
• full induction and training programme
• an inclusive, supportive, friendly and professional working environment
• social events and internal interest/sports clubs.