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Senior Residential Property Solicitor / Legal Exec / Conveyancer (New Build)
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The Firm
An established and growing law firm with a strong reputation in the property market is looking to appoint a Senior Conveyancing Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer, or Legal Executive to lead its London conveyancing team.
Although property is the firm’s principal area of expertise, it also provides services across Private Client, Litigation, and Corporate law. The firm operates from offices in London, Manchester, and Hong Kong, with the teams working collaboratively across all three locations.
The property practice acts predominantly for high-net-worth overseas investors and entrepreneurs purchasing new-build properties in the UK. The team also works closely with international banks and other professional advisers to support clients throughout their transactions.
The Opportunity
This is a senior position within the London office, combining a personal conveyancing caseload with responsibility for supervising and developing a team of support staff.
The successful candidate will become the principal senior contact for the London conveyancing team, providing technical guidance, answering queries, and mentoring junior colleagues. However, this is not an isolated management role. The firm operates as one integrated property team, with work regularly shared between its offices to manage capacity and respond to peaks in demand.
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The firm is seeking someone ambitious who can take ownership of the London team and develop into a Partner within approximately 18 months.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a caseload focused predominantly on new-build property transactions.
- Acting for overseas investors and high-net-worth individuals purchasing property in the UK.
- Handling transactions involving international lenders and overseas banks.
- Supervising and managing a team of conveyancing support staff.
- Acting as the senior technical contact within the London office.
- Providing guidance, mentoring, and day-to-day support to junior team members.
- Ensuring transactions are progressed efficiently and to a high technical standard.
- Allocating and reallocating work in collaboration with colleagues across the firm’s other offices.
- Maintaining strong relationships with clients, lenders, developers, and professional intermediaries.
- Supporting the continued development and growth of the London property practice.
- Progressing towards Partnership and taking on wider leadership responsibilities.
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Candidate Requirements
The firm is open to applications from:
- Qualified Solicitors.
- Licensed Conveyancers.
- Chartered Legal Executives.
Applicants should have:
- Strong residential conveyancing experience, including substantial exposure to new-build transactions.
- Experience acting for overseas purchasers or investors.
- A sound understanding of lender requirements, ideally including experience working with international banks.
- Previous experience supervising support staff or mentoring junior colleagues.
- The technical confidence to become a senior point of contact within the office.
- Excellent client-care and communication skills.
- A collaborative approach and willingness to work across different offices.
- The ambition and commercial awareness required to progress to Partnership.
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please apply today or send an email to darren.guttridge@baw-legal.com.
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