Our client is seeking to hire a Residential Property Solicitor, who have a strong presence across the South and an increasing client base, you will play a key role in delivering expert residential property legal services within a friendly, ambitious, and flexible working environment. They are committed to supporting your career progression, offering quality work, and valuing all perspectives to build a truly collaborative team.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Managing a diverse caseload of residential conveyancing matters, including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, and new build transactions, from initial instruction through to completion and post-completion formalities.
• Providing clear, practical legal advice to individuals, families, and property investors at all stages of residential property transactions.
• Drafting and reviewing contracts, transfer documents, and all associated conveyancing documentation, ensuring accuracy and compliance with current legislation and best practice.
• Conducting and reporting on property title investigations, searches, and raising and responding to pre-contract enquiries efficiently.
• Liaising confidently and professionally with estate agents, lenders, brokers, surveyors, and other solicitors to achieve timely progress on files.
• Ensuring all files and client activity are fully recorded and compliant with SRA, AML, and GDPR requirements, utilising the firm’s case management system.
• Contributing positively to the team environment by sharing knowledge, providing guidance to colleagues, and actively participating in departmental meetings and initiatives.

Essential Skills and Experience for Residential Property Solicitors

• NQ - 2 Years post-qualification experience (or equivalent) in residential conveyancing, with the ability to handle your own caseload independently.
• Up-to-date technical knowledge of freehold and leasehold transactions, title issues, mortgages, buy-to-let, help-to-buy, and current SDLT/LTT requirements.
• Strong drafting and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail in producing and reviewing legal documents.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a strong commitment to client care and building trusted relationships with clients and referrers.
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a collaborative property team, effectively prioritising to meet deadlines.
• Experience using modern conveyancing case management systems, Land Registry portal and online search facilities (training provided, if needed).

Why this role?

• Competitive salary and benefits tailored to your skills and achievements.
• Flexible working options.
• Structured support for your professional development—access to training, mentoring and clear career progression paths within residential property law.
• A varied and high-quality caseload, serving individuals and investors across the South and beyond.
• A supportive and forward-thinking workplace that values your experience, input, and aspirations.