Litigation Solicitor
Job description
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Location: Uckfield, East Sussex
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Working Pattern: Office-based
A well-established and respected legal practice in East Sussex is seeking an experienced Solicitor or CILEx Lawyer to take on a Team Lead role within its Landlord and Tenant Litigation Department.
This is an excellent opportunity for a confident litigation lawyer who is ready to step into (or further develop) a leadership position within a fast-paced, client-focused environment. You will play a central role in managing people, processes, and complex litigation work, while helping to drive the continued growth and efficiency of the department.
The RoleAs Team Lead, you will oversee a busy litigation department handling a broad range of landlord and tenant matters, including standard and accelerated possession claims and defended proceedings.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing and supervising fee earners and paralegals
- Allocating workloads and monitoring performance
- Developing and implementing process plans from claim inception through to eviction
- Conducting 1-to-1 reviews and managing annual leave schedules
- Handling complaints and reporting to compliance officers
- Liaising with clients, courts, counsel, and third parties
- Reviewing and improving departmental procedures and time-recording systems
- Attending legal update conferences (virtual and in-person)
Alongside your managerial duties, you will also:
- Undertake fee-earning work on defended and complex matters
- Draft legal documentation and comply with court directions
- Issue possession claims via online systems and manual applications
- Prepare instructions for counsel and advocates
- Produce possession notices and maintain case management records
This role would suit a motivated and organised litigation lawyer who enjoys responsibility and leadership.
You will ideally have:
- Qualification as a Solicitor (2+ years’ PQE) or CILEx Lawyer
- Managerial experience, or readiness to step into a leadership role
- Strong knowledge of landlord and tenant litigation (training available if required)
- Solid understanding of the Civil Procedure Rules
- Excellent IT and case management skills
- Confidence dealing with clients, courts, and third parties
- The ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure
- High attention to detail and commitment to confidentiality
- A proactive, flexible, and solutions-focused approach
- Office-based role in Uckfield, East Sussex
- Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm (1-hour lunch)
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience and qualifications
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata)
- Permanent, stable role within an established firm
- The opportunity to lead and shape a key litigation department
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
How to Apply:
- Online: Apply with your updated CV via the provided link
- Contact: For immediate consideration, contact Robert Rowland at G2 Legal
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Application advice
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⭐ Open your Personal Statement with explicit mention of Landlord and Tenant Litigation experience, as the advert names this as the core department you will lead.
📊 Quantify your caseload: e.g. 'Managed a portfolio of 120+ active possession claims simultaneously, reducing average resolution time by 22%' to demonstrate volume capacity.
🎯 Highlight any team leadership or supervision experience prominently — the advert lists managing fee earners and paralegals as a primary responsibility, so even informal mentoring counts if framed concretely.
🌐 Reference your familiarity with online possession claim systems (e.g. PCOL) and manual court applications, as the advert specifically calls these out as day-to-day duties.
🤝 Include a bullet on compliance and complaints handling, referencing your experience liaising with compliance officers or managing client complaints, as this is listed as a distinct responsibility in the role.
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- •Supervised a team of 4 fee earners and 2 paralegals across 150+ active landlord and tenant possession files, reducing average case resolution time from 14 to 10 weeks through structured workload allocation.
- •Drafted and issued over 200 Section 8 and Section 21 possession notices annually via PCOL and manual court applications, maintaining a 97% procedural compliance rate across all submissions.
- •Led departmental process review resulting in a 30% improvement in time-recording accuracy, directly increasing recoverable fee income by £40,000 in the first year of implementation.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
G2 Legal's Team Lead Solicitor role within the Landlord and Tenant Litigation department at Uckfield is precisely the step I have been working towards. With hands-on experience handling possession claims under the Civil Procedure Rules and a track record of supervising fee earners through complex defended proceedings, I am confident I can take ownership of this department from day one.
My background in landlord and tenant litigation has equipped me to manage caseloads spanning standard and accelerated possession claims, draft court-compliant documentation, and liaise effectively with clients, counsel, and courts. I have also contributed to process improvement initiatives within a busy litigation team, including refining time-recording practices and workload allocation — directly relevant to the responsibilities outlined in this role.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk us through the process of issuing an accelerated possession claim from inception to eviction — what are the key procedural steps under the Civil Procedure Rules?
- ›How do you ensure your team's time-recording and case management records remain accurate and audit-ready?
- ›What online court filing systems have you used for possession claims, and how have you handled situations where manual applications were required?
- ›How do you approach drafting instructions for counsel on a complex defended possession matter?
- ›What is your understanding of the key differences between Section 8 and Section 21 possession notices, and how has recent legislation affected their use?
Behavioural
- ›Describe a time when you had to manage a significant caseload across your team while maintaining quality — how did you allocate work and monitor performance?
- ›Tell me about a situation where you identified an inefficiency in a departmental process and implemented an improvement. What was the outcome?
- ›Give an example of a difficult client complaint you handled. How did you resolve it and what did you learn?
- ›Describe a time you had to step into a leadership role under pressure. How did you earn the trust of your team?
- ›Tell me about a complex piece of litigation where you had to balance competing deadlines and court directions. How did you prioritise?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Describe a time when you had to manage a significant caseload across your team while maintaining quality — how did you allocate work and monitor performance?
Tell me about a situation where you identified an inefficiency in a departmental process and implemented an improvement. What was the outcome?