Residential Property Solicitor - Top 60 Firm
Job description
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Are you a driven and hungry Property Solicitor?
I have an exciting opportunity for an Associate or Senior Associate to join our Residential Property team in an established regional firm, top 60, who is an investor in people.
The Residential Property team give legal advice on non-contentious, residential property matters including Sales and Purchases, re-mortgages, transfer of equities, lease creation or extensions and applications, drafting and registration work.
What we need you to do:
- Advise on a range of issues across the breadth of Residential Property transactional work including matters such as Sales and Purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, lease creation and somevoluntary first registration work.
- Develop and maintain knowledge on issues within Residential Property, working collaboratively with colleagues across the whole team to share knowledge.
- Develop opportunities for referral of work across the business and actively participate in business development opportunities.
- Supervise and mentor more junior fee earners and support staff.
- Be part of a dynamic and confident team.
Requirements:
- 3-7 years PQE
- A solid grounding in Residential Property
- Experience of supervising junior members of the team and/or business development would be beneficial
- An ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and successfully manage client relationships. Experience of supervising and mentoring would be beneficial.
- Excellent technical ability and drafting skills
- To demonstrate teamwork and relationship building skills
- To have strong commercial acumen
- To be proactive, ambitious and organised with a keen eye for detail
Benefits:
• Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance
• Sight tests / Glasses discounts
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• 27 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Flu vaccinations
If this opportunity interests you then please apply with your most up to date CV.
Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with your PQE level (3-7 years) and a specific volume metric — e.g. 'managing a caseload of 80+ residential transactions' — as the advert explicitly seeks Associate/Senior Associate experience.
📊 Quantify supervision experience: 'Supervised and mentored a team of 3 junior fee earners, reducing file review turnaround by 20%' directly addresses the firm's requirement for team leadership.
🎯 Dedicate a bullet point to each core transaction type listed (Sales & Purchases, re-mortgages, transfer of equity, lease creation/extension, voluntary first registration) to pass ATS keyword matching for this role.
🤝 Include a short 'Business Development' section or bullet citing referral networks built or cross-team work generated — the advert specifically calls out BD participation as a key responsibility.
📋 Reference any experience with a top-ranked or Lexcel/ISO-accredited firm in your profile, as the employer is a Top 60 firm and highlights being an 'Investor in People' — signalling culture and quality standards matter.
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Managed a caseload of 80+ concurrent residential conveyancing matters — including freehold sales, leasehold purchases, and re-mortgages — achieving an average completion time 12% below the team benchmark.
- •Supervised and reviewed files for 3 junior fee earners across transfer of equity and voluntary first registration matters, reducing requisitions from Land Registry by 25% over 12 months.
- •Identified and converted 15 cross-referral opportunities to the firm's commercial property and family law teams over 18 months, contributing an estimated £40,000 in additional fee income.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Residential conveyancing at Associate level, with a caseload spanning sales and purchases, re-mortgages, and lease extensions, is where I have built my practice — which is why the Residential Property Solicitor role at your Top 60 Suffolk firm immediately stood out. Your team's breadth across voluntary first registration and transfer of equity work aligns directly with the transactional experience I bring.
My background in residential property law includes managing a caseload of over 75 active matters simultaneously, supervising two junior fee earners through complex leasehold transactions, and contributing to cross-referral business development initiatives that generated new instructions from existing client relationships. I am confident in drafting to a high standard and in maintaining the client communication that keeps transactions on track.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk us through your process for handling a complex leasehold purchase, from instruction to completion.
- ›How do you approach voluntary first registration, and what are the common pitfalls you look out for?
- ›Describe your experience with transfer of equity transactions — what legal and practical issues typically arise?
- ›What steps do you take to ensure compliance with Land Registry requirements when drafting and submitting applications?
- ›How do you stay current with changes in residential property law, such as updates to SDLT rules or leasehold reform legislation?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you successfully managed a high-volume caseload under significant time pressure — how did you prioritise?
- ›Describe a situation where you mentored a junior fee earner who was struggling with a complex transaction. What was your approach and the outcome?
- ›Give an example of when you identified and converted a business development opportunity within an existing client relationship.
- ›Tell me about a time a transaction became contentious or a client relationship was at risk — how did you resolve it?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to collaborate across departments or teams to deliver the best outcome for a client.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Describe a situation where you mentored a junior fee earner who was struggling with a complex transaction. What was your approach and the outcome?
Give an example of when you identified and converted a business development opportunity within an existing client relationship.
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