GEMINI RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD
Litigation Solicitor Director
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Role: Litigation Solicitor - Director
Leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated and qualified Litigation Solicitor for highly sought permanent position.
About Gemini Recruitment
Gemini Recruitment are currently partnering with a large and established law firm. Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales. Our client's accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tier firm.
Our client holds the Investors in People Gold Accreditation Quality Standard Mark and is LEXCEL, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001-2013 accredited and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Litigation Department Background
Our client's Litigation department assists with a wide range of challenging and complex property dispute matters. Their team advises a broad range of clients including institutional landlords, developers and private individuals. The specialist practitioners understand the complexities of both commercial and residential disputes from all perspectives and ensure that the advice given is tailored to the specific needs of their clients.
Our client has expertise in the following areas:
- Landlords and tenant disputes
- Dilapidations
- Property Disrepair
- Party Wall and Boundary Disputes
- Professional Negligence
- Right of Way disputes
- Construction Disputes
- Ownership of Property Disputes
Main Responsibilities of the Role
- Report directly to Department Director
- Professional proactive approach, strong client care skills and a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of clients needs
- Responsible for all aspects of Litigation work and on occasions, where appropriate providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
- Ability to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
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Key tasks include:
- Boundary disputes: resolving disagreements between neighbours about property lines.
- Landlord and tenant issues: dealing with rent arrears, lease breaches, eviction proceedings, and lease renewals.
- Rights of way and easements: advising on access rights and usage of land.
- Nuisance and trespass claims: acting where someone's use of their property interferes with another's.
- Disputes over property ownership: handling cases like co-ownership disagreements or claims under trusts.
- Development issues: disputes related to property development, including restrictive covenants and planning.
- Disrepair: acting for landlord and tenant
- Mortgage Repossessions
- Commercial property matters: lease related matters - dilapidations, arrears of rents, lease forfeiture
- Attending clients, taking instructions and preparing cases
- Dealing with correspondence
- Maintaining accurate time costing procedures
- Implementing any recommendations made by your supervisor following monthly file reviews ensuring that these are dealt with promptly
- Ensuring compliance with file management.
Key Skills Required
- NQ - 3 PQE with proven litigation experience in managing varied caseloads.
- Must have a clean, valid Practising Certificate at the time of applying
- Committed team player and adapt well to new challenges
- Professional with a proactive approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with client matters in a sensitive manner and resolve complicated practicalities
- Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Ability to use own initiative and sound judgment
- Working knowledge of the publicly funded Litigation work and have the ability to service privately funded cases
- Have extensive experience in dealing with Probate Litigation related work
- Experience in own advocacy is an advantage
- Excellent IT Skills - familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills
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This list is not exhaustive and there may be other duties as reasonably required.
Company Commitment
The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.
About Gemini Recruitment
Gemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment. We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Support Staff. We have intimate knowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK.
The recruitment process will fully comply with GDPR and other applicable laws. Background checks including CRB / DBS checks will establish your eligibility to work in the UK and suitability to the role.
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