Freeths
Property Litigation Director or Partner - Leeds
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Property Litigation Director or Partner - Leeds
About the Role
Freeths’ Top Tier and Top Ranked Real Estate Disputes team represents a diverse client base of commercial businesses, institutions, landed estates, and individuals across all real estate and property disputes. With over 20 dedicated Real Estate Disputes lawyers across 12 offices, the Leeds team is led by Philip Myers, a highly experienced litigator and Partner. Philip specialised in contentious commercial property, advising clients including public sector bodies, retailers, developers, and corporate occupiers on intricate real estate disputes.
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Partner or Director-level Property Litigation Lawyer to join our collaborative and forward-thinking team in Leeds. This role requires someone with an established profile, a robust referral network, and a entrepreneurial mindset, so you can help lead, expand, and strategically position the Leeds team within the firm. We are witnessing exceptional growth, and this is the right moment to drive business development and shape the future strategy of this key department.
- No agencies direct applications only – Please submit your CV directly to us.
- For further information or to arrange a confidential discussion, contact our recruitment team at: !RecruitmentFreeths@freeths.co.uk
About Us – Why Join Freeths?
Freeths continues to thrive with a clear vision: to be uncompromising in our ambition and love of what we do. Weิร์w define success through the stories of the reputable businesses, loyal clients, and communities we support.
1. Think Ambition
Freeths’ success is built on three pillars: integrity, entrepreneurialism and expertise. We aspire to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients, which helps us grow into one of the largest full-service UK law firms—operating from 13 offices with over 1,000+ valued colleagues.
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To ensure individual growth and team excellence, we:
- Provide clear progression pathways and robust leadership support for each team member.
- Deliver powerful results by ensuring every colleague’s contribution aligns with our ambition and aspirations.
It’s our commitment to work tirelessly and innovate that’s positioned Freeths proudly as an award-winning law firm and a trusted advisor*.
2. Think Recognition
Success starts with gratitude. We celebrate excellence across the firm by recognising outstanding contributions through a dynamic employee awards scheme, ensuring our colleagues see their collective achievements rewarded.
Our benefits agenda is designed to reflect and reward our collective excellence:
- A strong culture of creative rewards for great work.
- Recognised by industry leaders as offering the best benefits in our sector.
3. Think Together
Freeths firms as a people-centric place to collaborate. Our success is driven by mutual trust and care.
- Employee well-being matters. Every voice is listened to, and everyone has the courage to be themselves.
- A focus on diversity and inclusion instills a culture where innovation and difference thrive.
- We ethically create a welcoming workplace that empowers employees, enabling everyone to contribute their best ideas.
We champion inclusion, driving fairness, equity and transparency. We actively recruit, develop and retain talent from all backgrounds, ensuring they feel confident and valued.
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Your Journey with Freeths
We understand that embarking on a recruitment process can be challenging, especially if barriers exist due to disability or health condition. We strongly encourage you to reach out to our recruitment team right away to discuss potential adjustments. Contact us on !recruitmentfreeths@freeths.co.uk for further assistance.
Our Pro Bono Commitment
Freeths is committed to boosting wider societal impact through pro bono work. As a team member, you will have many opportunities to contribute work skills and pro bono projects connecting you with meaningful causes.
Equal Opportunites Policy
At Freeths, we believe our strength lies in diverse perspectives. Our policy is straightforward: We thrive on an energetic workplace where everyone is heard and valued.
- For particular roles we promote a direct recruitment approach, however, we may occasionally collaborate with preferred external suppliers. Having a written agreement, we acknowledge discretionary review of exceptional applications not submitted via our system.
- Agencies & Recruiters: For effective consignment, please collaborate with the recruitment team directly before submitting any unsolicited materials. Those unsolicited CVs sent otherwise to directly to our law partners or stakeholders will be not considered/responded by the firm.
To leam more about Freeths, our award-winning culture, inclusive approach, client network and community involvement—visit our website today.
Join us at Freeths. Together, we’re building a bright future.
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